The Mid-Buchanan Dragons will head out to square off against the Maryville Spoofhounds at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Mid-Buchanan beat Bishop LeBlond 45-36. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Eagles are ranked 316th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Maryville waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 54-45. While the Spoofhounds didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Mid-Buchanan is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Maryville, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Mid-Buchanan strolled past Maryville in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 56-38. Will Mid-Buchanan repeat their success, or does Maryville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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