Kirkwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 58-57 heartbreaker at the hands of the Marquette Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Mustangs are ranked 62nd).
Kirkwood's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Marquette, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Kirkwood will take on St. Dominic at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Dominic will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Kirkwood surely won't give up without a fight. Marquette has already played their next match (against Howell), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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