After both having extra time off, the Malden Green Wave and the Caruthersville Tigers will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Malden will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, Malden was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 40-35 to Bloomfield. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 435th, while the Wildcats are ranked 191st).
Meanwhile, Caruthersville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap back in December of 2024 as they fell 71-66 to Notre Dame.
Caruthersville's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Malden, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Malden beat Caruthersville 53-45 in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. Will Malden repeat their success, or does Caruthersville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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