The Thayer Bobcats will take on the Marshfield Bluejays at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Thayer's favor as the squad sits on nine straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Marshfield has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Thayer will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 27 points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Gainesville on Tuesday. Thayer blew past Gainesville 75-51. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 274th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 80-37, which was the final score in Marshfield's tilt against Rolla on Friday.
Thayer's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Marshfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
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