Lebanon is 0-10 against Kickapoo since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Lebanon Yellowjackets will head out on the road to face off against the Kickapoo Chiefs at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Lebanon focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Thursday.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought match, but Lebanon had to settle for a 42-39 loss against Bolivar. While losing is never fun, Lebanon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while Bolivar is ranked 126th).
Despite the defeat, Lebanon had strong showings from Bodie Cox, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds, and Madison Myers, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Kickapoo waltzed into their contest on Monday with 12 straight wins but they left with 13. They blew past Bolivar 71-34 on the road. Kickapoo has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 22 points or more this season.
Lebanon dropped their record down to 7-17 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Kickapoo, their victory bumped their record up to 18-1.
Lebanon lost to Kickapoo on the road by a decisive 66-51 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Can Lebanon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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