The Ozark Tigers will take on the Norwood Pirates in a tournament on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Ozark is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against West Plains last Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ozark might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting West Plains an easy 66-42 victory. The Tigers have struggled against the Zizzers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Norwood lost to Strafford on the road by a 64-50 margin on Saturday.
Ozark will need focus on slowing down Quinncy Vestal, one of several Norwood players who made an impact when they last played. She went 5 of 7 en route to 17 points. Those 17 points gave Vestal a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jayden Chambers, who went 5 of 9 en route to 11 points along with six boards and four steals.
Norwood's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Ozark, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
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