North Platte entered their tilt with Plattsburg on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Plattsburg Tigers as they made off with a 67-43 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Tigers are ranked 324th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Panthers
02/07/25 vs Plattsburg | 67-43 |
02/05/25 vs Excelsior Springs | 74-25 |
01/22/25 vs Maysville | 66-51 |
12/20/24 vs West Platte | 58-40 |
12/17/24 vs Mound City | 88-38 |
+ 2 more games |
North Platte pushed their record up to 19-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points over those games. As for Plattsburg, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 10-10 record this season.
North Platte will have a chance to go back-to-back against Plattsburg: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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