The Concordia Fighting Orioles will stay at home for another game and welcome the Smithton Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on February 20th. Concordia will be strutting in after a victory while Smithton will be coming in after a loss.
Concordia scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Norborne 77-39 at home. Perhaps unsurprisinly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Smithton lost to Cole Camp at home by a decisive 55-41 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Smithton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 407th, while Cole Camp is ranked 112th).
Concordia's win bumped their record up to 7-17. As for Smithton, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-16 record this season.
Concordia didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Smithton in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 63-59 win. Will Concordia repeat their success, or does Smithton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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