Even though the Moberly Spartans scored an imposing 57 points on Friday, the Smith-Cotton Tigers still came out on top. Smith-Cotton took their matchup against Moberly 70-57. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Smith-Cotton.
When it comes to explaining why Moberly lost, one person who can't be blamed is Mason Bivins. Despite the final result, he scored 18 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ty Rucker, who scored 11 points.
Smith-Cotton's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-19. As for Moberly, they dropped their record down to 9-13 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Smith-Cotton will take on Helias at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Heliaspresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Smith-Cotton in Missouri (Helias is ranked 26th, while Smith-Cotton is ranked 400th). As for Moberly, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Marshall at 8:00 p.m. Marshall has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 502 points over their last eight contests.
