The Orchard Farm Eagles will challenge the Clayton Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Clayton will be up against a hot Orchard Farm team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. Orchard Farm took down Warrenton 63-47 on Friday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Warriors are ranked 263rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Clayton entered their contest against Parkway South on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Clayton fell to Parkway South 60-56.
Orchard Farm's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for Clayton, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-5.
Orchard Farm strolled past Clayton in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 65-49. Will Orchard Farm repeat their success, or does Clayton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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