After both having extra time off, the Platte County Pirates and the North Kansas City Hornets will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Platte County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Ruskin to the tune of 70-16 two weeks ago. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 471st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Kansas City, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in December of 2024. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Marshall County 46-43.
North Kansas City is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of three points across that stretch. As for Platte County, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Everything went Platte County's way against North Kansas City in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as Platte County made off with a 44-21 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Platte County since the squad 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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