Having just played yesterday, the Thayer Bobcats will jump right back in to play the Republic Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Thayer's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight matches.
Thayer saw some tournament action on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Branson 73-44. The Bobcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Republic faced Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Tuesday. Republic fell 67-55 to Central. That makes it the first time this season the Tigers have let down their home crowd.
Thayer has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.9 points per game. As for Republic, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-2.
Thayer came up short against Republic in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 65-57. Can Thayer avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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