Northeast Vernon County is 0-4 against Weaubleau since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northeast Vernon County Knights will head out on the road to take on the Weaubleau Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Even though Northeast Vernon County has not done well against Jefferson Independent Day recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Northeast Vernon County beat Jefferson Independent Day by the very same score they won with last week: 55-41. Northeast Vernon County didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this victory makes it their second in a row.
Meanwhile, Weaubleau had already won 13 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.2 points), and they went ahead and made it 14 on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 81-50 win over El Dorado Springs at home. Weaubleau has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 matches by 23 points or more this season.
Northeast Vernon County's win bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Weaubleau, they pushed their record up to 19-1 with that win, which was their 18th straight at home.
Northeast Vernon County was taken down by Weaubleau 86-20 in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. Can Northeast Vernon County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
