The Northwest Mustangs will take on the St. Elizabeth Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Northwest comes in on eight and St. Elizabeth on nine.
Northwest will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Leeton, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. Northwest walked away with a 46-37 victory over Leeton on Saturday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 367th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for St. Elizabeth against Eugene last Friday as the squad secured a 58-12 win. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 23 points or more this season.
St. Elizabeth pushed their record up to 21-5 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points over those games. As for Northwest, their win bumped their record up to 24-3.
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