Mountain Lake/Comfrey is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Russell-Tyler-Ruthton is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Both teams will face off at 7:30 p.m. on February 8th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard on Thursday.
Last Friday, Mountain Lake/Comfrey was able to grind out a solid victory over Murray County Central, taking the game 67-58. 67 seems to be a good number for Mountain Lake/Comfrey as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Red Rock Central 77-39 at home.
Mountain Lake/Comfrey's victory bumped their record up to 15-1. As for Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-8.
Mountain Lake/Comfrey strolled past Russell-Tyler-Ruthton when the teams last played back in January by a score of 82-67. Does Mountain Lake/Comfrey have another victory up their sleeve, or will Russell-Tyler-Ruthton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
