Having just played yesterday, the Bernie Mules will head out on the road to face off against the Dexter Bearcats at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Bernie is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Woodland just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 90-68 to the Cardinals. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (60), the Mules still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Dexter ended up a good deal behind Puxico on Thursday and lost 61-46. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Indians are ranked 27th).
Dexter has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Bernie, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-4.
Bernie came out on top in a nail-biter against Dexter in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 70-68. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bernie since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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