The Ash Grove Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Early Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ash Grove knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Early likes a good challenge.
Ash Grove is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Clever just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 61-56 to the Blue Jays.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Early). They came out on top against New Covenant Academy by a score of 53-42 on Tuesday. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Early's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Ash Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Ash Grove won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in February, slipping by Early 62-61. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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