The Crystal City Hornets will be taking part in a tournament against the Farmington Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Crystal City has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Farmington will arrive with six straight victories.
Crystal City is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since February 14th on Thursday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Valley an easy 65-41 win.
Meanwhile, Farmington hadn't done well against Central recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Farmington walked away with a 72-62 victory over Central. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Tigers are ranked 55th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Farmington's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.3 points per game. As for Crystal City, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
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