The Neosho Wildcats lost against the Republic Tigers back in March of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Neosho took a serious blow against Republic, falling 82-32. 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 376th, while Republic is ranked 74th).
Neosho lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Brodie Arthur, who scored nine points. Another player making a difference was Collier Hendricks, who scored eight points.
Neosho has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 14 of their last 16 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-18 record this season. As for Republic, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Neosho will face off against Carthage at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Neosho focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Friday. As for Republic, they will head out on the road to square off against Willard at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Republic knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Willard likes a good challenge.
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