Pittsburg is 9-1 against Fort Scott since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Pittsburg Dragons will head out on the road to square off against the Fort Scott Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Pittsburg has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 811 points over their last 11 contests.
Even though Chanute scored an imposing 58 points on Tuesday, Pittsburg still came out on top. Pittsburg took their contest against Chanute 69-58.
Meanwhile, Fort Scott's and Labette County's match on Tuesday was close at halftime, but Fort Scott turned on the heat in the second half with 34 points. Fort Scott simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Labette County 60-33 at home. Given Fort Scott's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while Labette County is ranked 251st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pittsburg has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Fort Scott, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Pittsburg skirted past Fort Scott 60-58 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pittsburg since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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