The Neosho Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Carthage Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Neosho focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Friday.
Last Friday, Neosho had to suffer through a rough 82-32 loss at the hands of Republic. While losing is never fun, Neosho can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while Republic is ranked 73rd).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Brodie Arthur, who scored nine points. Collier Hendricks was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Meanwhile, Carthage came up short against Willard on Friday and fell 56-48.
Neosho has been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 16 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-18 record this season. As for Carthage, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8.
Neosho didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Carthage in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 72-67 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Neosho 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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