Hartville has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 56-49 to the West Plains Zizzers on Saturday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Eagles came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Zizzers are ranked 212th).
Hartville's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2. As for West Plains, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.
Hartville will look to defend their home court on Friday against Liberty at 7:30 p.m. Hartville has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for West Plains, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Salem at 4:30 p.m. on January 7th.
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