The Green Ridge Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Tipton Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Green Ridge has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell just short of Stover by a score of 63-60. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss Green Ridge has suffered yet this season.
Meanwhile, Tipton unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. Their rough 72-47 defeat to Weaubleau might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Tipton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 188th, while Weaubleau is ranked 37th).
Tipton's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Emmett Haas, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds, and Zach Moon who scored 14 points along with two steals.
Green Ridge's loss was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 11-4. As for Tipton, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Green Ridge took a serious blow against Tipton in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 78-42. Can Green Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
