The Battle Spartans will challenge the Rolla Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Battle's tournament run continued when they took on Parkway Central on Monday. Battle blew past Parkway Central 83-46. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 22 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Battle to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cha'Ion Crump, who went 7 of 9 en route to 21 points. Crump continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Tyler Putnam, who went 7 for 10 on his way to 14 points and six rebounds.
Battle smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Rolla has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 63-61 heartbreaker at the hands of Jefferson City. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (60), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Battle will have to contain Ethan Brown as he made an impact in Rolla's last game. He posted 31 points. The team also got some help courtesy of John Papadakos, who put up nine points.
Battle is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Rolla, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5.
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