There's no place like home for Battle, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They wrapped up 2024 with a 77-61 victory over the Van Horn Falcons. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Falcons are ranked 316th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Battle to victory were Vernell Holt and Brandon Rooks. Holt went 8 for 16 on his way to 17 points and three steals, while Rooks went 7 of 12 on his way to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Lewis, who posted ten points and five rebounds.
Battle's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Van Horn, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-5.
Battle wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 70-63 victory against Blue Springs on the 29th. As for Van Horn, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 46-42 defeat against Belton on the 29th.
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