Carthage has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They came up short against the Kickapoo Chiefs on Tuesday, falling 62-40. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Chiefs are ranked fourth).
Carthage's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Kickapoo, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1.
Carthage has already played their next matchup (against Ozark), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Kickapoo will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Joplin at 7:00 p.m.
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