On Sunday, the Central Blue Eagles were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 84-83 to the Fort Osage Indians. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Blue Eagles came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Indians are ranked 301st).
Central has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. As for Fort Osage, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-5.
Central will be playing at home against Benton at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. Fort Osage has already played their next contest, a 68-58 victory against Belton on the 30th.
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