The Stockton Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Sherwood Marksmen at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Stockton will be strutting in after a win while Sherwood will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Stockton was able to grind out a solid victory over Early, taking the game 50-41. The victory was all the more spectacular given Stockton's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 280th, while Early is ranked 130th).
Meanwhile, Sherwood's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their 14th straight defeat. They took a 56-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Warsaw. The matchup was a 28-28 toss-up at halftime, but Sherwood couldn't quite close it out.
Stockton is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-10 record this season. As for Sherwood, they dropped their record down to 7-16 with that loss, which was their ninth straight at home.
Stockton beat Sherwood 63-56 in their previous matchup back in February of 2020. Will Stockton repeat their success, or does Sherwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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