The Helias Crusaders will square off against the Central Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Helias saw some tournament action on Sunday. They pulled ahead with a 53-52 photo finish over Eugene. The win was all the more spectacular given the Crusaders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while the Eagles are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, Central won against Washington two weeks ago with 70 points and they decided to stick to that point total again last Saturday. Central snuck past Booker T. Washington with a 70-65 victory. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly five points.
Helias is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Central, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything went Helias' way against Central when the teams last played back in December of 2015, as Helias made off with an 85-63 victory. Will Helias repeat their success, or does Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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