The Rolla Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Kickapoo Chiefs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Rolla sitting on eight straight wins and Kickapoo on 15.
Rolla stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They blew past Hillcrest, posting a 77-50 victory at home. Given Rolla's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while Hillcrest is ranked 135th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Akaela Caquelin continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points and 4 assists. Another player making a difference was Willow Gideon, who scored 19 points.
Meanwhile, Kickapoo can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. They blew past Lebanon 78-40 at home. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Kickapoo had established a 36 point advantage.
Rolla's win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-2. As for Kickapoo, their win bumped their record up to 20-1.
Rolla couldn't quite finish off Kickapoo when the teams last played back in January of 2023 and fell 39-37. Can Rolla avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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