Moberly was the 60-16 winner over Van-Far when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Moberly Spartans took a 44-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Van-Far Indians on Friday.
Van-Far's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Elliott Utterback, who went 7 for 15 on her way to 21 points and six rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Utterback has scored at least a third of Van-Far's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Zumwalt, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 11 points and eight rebounds.
Moberly has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. As for Van-Far, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
Moberly didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 42-37 loss against Montgomery County on the 28th. As for Van-Far, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on South Callaway at 7:30 p.m. on January 9th.
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