Battiest is 8-2 against Smithville since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Battiest Panthers are on the road again to play the Smithville Braves at 8:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Battiest will head into Tuesday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Wright City on Tuesday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 28-point loss they were dealt last Saturday. Battiest fell just short of Wright City by a score of 66-63. The Panthers have struggled against the Lumberjax recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Smithville against Whitesboro on Thursday as the team secured a 67-29 win.
Battiest's defeat dropped their record down to 1-2. As for Smithville, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Battiest against Smithville when the teams last played back in February, as the squad secured a 63-36 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Battiest since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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