The Elsberry Indians will square off against the North Callaway Thunderbirds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Elsberry is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Veritas Christian Academy with a sharp 75-53 victory on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, North Callaway ended up a good deal behind Prairie Home on Tuesday and lost 82-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (64), the Thunderbirds still had to take the loss.
Elsberry will need focus on slowing down Caleb Sheets, one of several North Callaway players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 for 10 en route to 14 points. Another player making a difference was Jamarion Glover, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
North Callaway dropped their record down to 8-11 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Elsberry, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-10.
Elsberry skirted past North Callaway 66-63 in their previous meeting on Saturday. Will Elsberry repeat their success, or does North Callaway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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