If Crane was riding high fresh off their 55-32 takedown of Galena last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Crane Pirates fell just short of the Blue Eye Bulldogs by a score of 47-44 on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Pirates came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 259th).
Crane's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.4 points over those games. As for Blue Eye, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Crane does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Blue Eye has already played their next contest (against Pleasant Hope), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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