The Strafford Indians are taking a road trip to square off against the Skyline Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Strafford knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Skyline likes a good challenge.
On Sunday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Strafford beat Quincy 60-54. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 16th in Missouri, while the Blue Devils are ranked 71st in Illinois), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Skyline unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 69-68 to Battle.
Skyline's defeat ended a 14-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 10-2. As for Strafford, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Strafford barely slipped by Skyline in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 67-66. Does Strafford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Skyline turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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