Moberly fought the good fight in their overtime match against Kirksville on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 61-52 to the Kirksville Tigers. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.

Cameron Doubrava
01/03/25 vs Centralia | 22 |
02/11/25 vs Kirksville | 20 |
01/30/25 vs Southern Boone | 16 |
12/06/24 @ Oak Grove | 16 |
01/23/25 @ Chillicothe | 14 |
+ 16 more games |
Cameron Doubrava and Kish Jacobs certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Doubrava went 7-for-14 en route to 20 points, while Jacobs posted 13 points and six assists. Doubrava is becoming a predictor of Moberly's success: when he posts at least 15 points the team is 3-1 (and 8-10 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Amar'E Hawkins, who earned four points and seven rebounds.
Moberly's defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Kirksville, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-7.
Coming up, Moberly will square off against Westran at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Westran will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Moberly surely won't give up without a fight. As for Kirksville, they will face off against Fulton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Kirksville has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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