The Smithville Warriors will take on the Chillicothe Hornets at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Smithville focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 19 on Tuesday.
Smithville is leaving town to face Chillicothe after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Smithville came up short against Central, falling 58-35. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Warriors have suffered since January 13th.
Despite the loss, Smithville had strong showings from AJ Mason, who had ten points along with seven rebounds, and Aidan Larson, who had six points.
Meanwhile, Chillicothe came up short against Winnetonka on Tuesday and fell 67-55. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Griffins recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Chillicothe had strong showings from Jaishon White, who went 6 for 10 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds, and Sol'Jier Allen, who went 8 for 16 en route to 19 points. White's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kenyen Gannan, who posted seven points in addition to six assists.
Smithville came up short against Chillicothe in their previous meeting back in January, falling 64-56. Thankfully for Smithville, James Mathew (who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 15 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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