Plattsburg is 8-2 against West Platte since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Plattsburg Tigers will square off against the West Platte Bluejays at 2:00 p.m. One thing working in Plattsburg's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight games.
Plattsburg put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Osborn with a sharp 69-46 win. Given Plattsburg's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while Osborn is ranked 389th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Michael "isaia" Howard continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a triple-double on 26 points, 19 rebounds, and ten assists. That makes it ten consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Plattsburg's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylan Langton, who scored nine points along with six rebounds and three steals.
West Platte lost a heartbreaker when they last took the court, but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on last Tuesday was a bit more commanding. They were outmatched by Plattsburg at home and fell 55-27. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points West Platte has scored all season.
Plattsburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. As for West Platte, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-10.
Everything came up roses for Plattsburg against West Platte in their previous matchup last Tuesday as the team secured a 55-27 win. Does Plattsburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Platte turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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