Pierce City is 1-9 against Miller since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Pierce City Eagles will challenge the Miller Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Pierce City is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Sheldon: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pierce City blew Sheldon out of the water with a 62-32 final score. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Miller waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Bears to the tune of 64-37. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Bears are ranked 294th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Miller has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.4 points per game. As for Pierce City, they pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Pierce City came up short against Miller in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 63-52. Can Pierce City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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