The Harrisonville Wildcats entered their tilt with the Oak Grove Panthers with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Harrisonville took down Oak Grove 60-43 on Monday. Given Harrisonville's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while Oak Grove is ranked 402nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Oak Grove lost, one person who can't be blamed is Maurkalip Riley. Despite the final result, he scored 15 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Logan Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Harrisonville has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Oak Grove, their loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-15.
Harrisonville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 69-53 win vs. Clinton on the 13th. Oak Grove has also already played their next game, a 52-40 loss against Butler on the 13th.
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