A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Crocker Lions duke it out with the Niangua Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Monday... Crocker will be strutting in after a win while Niangua will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Crocker humbled Laquey with a 73-34 victory. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 27 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Niangua took a blow against Billings on Friday, falling 57-18. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 499th, while the Wildcats are ranked 213th).
This is the second loss in a row for Niangua and nudges their season record down to 3-9. As for Crocker, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Crocker came up short against Niangua in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 52-48. Thankfully for Crocker, Ethan Scheetz (who went 12 of 14 on his way to 30 points along with five rebounds and five steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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