Ozark was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 53-49 heartbreaker at the hands of the Republic Tigers. While losing is never fun, Ozark can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 317th, while Republic is ranked 128th).
Ozark's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Republic, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-6.
Ozark will take on Willard at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Republic, they will challenge Nixa at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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