Tigers
| 02/04/25 vs Neosho | 77 |
| 01/25/25 vs Olathe West | 74 |
| 01/17/25 vs West Plains | 68 |
| 01/28/25 vs Carthage | 67 |
| 12/19/24 @ Branson | 67 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ozark). They blew past the Neosho Wildcats 77-53 on Tuesday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Wildcats are ranked 208th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Neosho lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Oliver Martin, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 13 points. The dominant performance also gave Martin a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Zach Forsythe, who went 8 for 14 en route to 16 points.
Ozark has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.5 points per game. As for Neosho, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ozark will head out to challenge Kickapoo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kickapoo will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something Ozark surely won't give up without a fight. As for Neosho, they will challenge Joplin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neosho is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.3 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
