The Strafford Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Fair Grove Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Strafford was fully in charge, breezing past Forsyth 70-35. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Panthers are ranked 349th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Fair Grove humbled Buffalo with a 65-31 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 23 points or more this season.
Fair Grove has also been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for Strafford, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.
Strafford was dealt a bruising 68-38 loss at the hands of Fair Grove in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Strafford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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