Basketball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Drexel

While Drexel didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 38-25 win over the Northeast Vernon County Knights on Tuesday. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Knights are ranked 470th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Bobcats

Previous 4 Games

01/14/25 @ Northeast Vernon County	38-25
12/30/24 @ Chilhowee	40-33
12/28/24 vs Midway	43-33
12/18/24 @ Leeton	31-27

The victory (which was Drexel's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-3. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.5 points per game. As for Northeast Vernon County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Drexel Bobcats take on the Kingsville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Northeast Vernon County has already played their next contest (against Wheaton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.