In what's become a running theme this season, the Niangua Cardinals gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 80-47 victory over Conway at home. Given Niangua's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Bears are ranked 321st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Niangua to victory, but perhaps none more so than Clayton Henderson, who scored 26 points along with five rebounds. Henderson hasn't dropped below 17 points for four straight games. Tanier Dunn was another key contributor, scoring 19 points along with two steals and two blocks.
Niangua pushed their record up to 15-2 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Conway, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-12.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Niangua will take on the Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Conway, they will be playing at home against the Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
