The Central Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the DeSoto Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Central has four straight wins, DeSoto has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
The Tigers put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past the Rebels 75-53. The Tigers pushed the score to 58-35 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rebels cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, DeSoto was beaten by Potosi 74-37 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, DeSoto can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 407th, while Potosi is ranked 80th).
DeSoto's loss came about despite a quality game from Cole Mcclinton, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and three steals. That was a full 43.2% of DeSoto's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Aidyn Mitchell, who scored eight points.
The Tigers' win bumped their record up to 17-8. As for DeSoto, their loss dropped their record down to 9-19.
Everything came up roses for Central against DeSoto in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as the squad secured a 95-39 victory. Will Central repeat their success, or does DeSoto have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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