Norwood is 2-8 against Hartville since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Norwood Pirates will be taking part in a tournament against the Hartville Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Norwood is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Norwood's tournament run continued when they took on Liberty on Thursday. Norwood came out on top against Liberty by a score of 66-57. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Eagles are ranked 152nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything went Hartville's way against West Plains on Thursday as Hartville made off with a 54-31 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Hartville has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which lines up perfectly with their 15-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.3 points. As for Norwood, their win bumped their record up to 18-1.
Norwood didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Hartville when the teams last played two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 42-36 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Norwood since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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