The Macks Creek Pirates will take on the Leeton Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Macks Creek will be strutting in after a win while Leeton will be coming in after a defeat.
Macks Creek picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They snuck past Sparta with a 59-53 victory. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Trojans are ranked 163rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Leeton played a tough match last Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Crest Ridge, falling 55-28. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Bulldogs have suffered against the Cougars since January 28, 2015.
The win made it two in a row for Macks Creek and bumps their season record up to 12-2. As for Leeton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Macks Creek against Leeton in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 63-25 victory. Will Macks Creek repeat their success, or does Leeton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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