North Callaway was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 66-52 bruising from the Van-Far Indians. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Indians are ranked 41st).
Despite the loss, North Callaway saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jamarion Glover went 6 for 8 on his way to 13 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Blevins, who posted nine points in addition to six assists and six boards.
Pacey Reading was his usual excellent self, going 7 of 16 on his way to 23 points and seven rebounds for Van-Far. Another player making a difference was Evan Utterback, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points.
North Callaway's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Van-Far, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
North Callaway will welcome Louisiana at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Van-Far, they will head out to challenge Silex at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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