The Southeast Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Plattsburg Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Southeast is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Southeast suffered their biggest defeat yet this season back in December of 2023. They were dealt a 49-17 loss at the hands of Warrenton. While losing is never fun, Southeast can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 445th, while Warrenton is ranked 174th).
Plattsburg posted their biggest victory yet this season on Friday. They breezed by Lawson on the road to the tune of 71-33. Plattsburg pushed the score to 58-27 by the end of the third, a deficit Lawson had no chance of recovering from.
It was another big night for Michael "isaia" Howard, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. Howard is absolutely dominating the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Tryston Miller, who scored 18 points along with five assists.
Southeast has fallen quite a ways from their 20-10 record last season and are now at 1-8. As for Plattsburg, they pushed their record up to 14-3 with that win, which was their 13th straight on the road.
Southeast came up short against Plattsburg in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 70-58. Can Southeast avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
