The Green City Gophers are on the road again on Thursday and play against the Savannah Savages at 3:30 p.m. on December 21st. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Green City beat Kauffman 55-48. Given Green City's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while Kauffman is ranked 253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Asher Buggs-Tipton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 31 points along with six rebounds and five steals. The contest was his ninth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Noah Tipton, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Savannah strolled past Lathrop with points to spare last Monday, taking the game 71-53. 71 seems to be a good number for Savannah as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Green City's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Savannah, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
