Ozark is 2-8 against Kickapoo since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ozark Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Kickapoo Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Ozark is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 77-53 margin over Neosho on Tuesday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Wildcats are ranked 208th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Kickapoo entered their tilt with Webb City on Tuesday with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Cardinals 80-37. The Chiefs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 22 points or more this season.
Kickapoo pushed their record up to 17-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for Ozark, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season.
Ozark came up short against Kickapoo when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 60-52. Can Ozark avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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