The Van-Far Indians will venture away from home to face off against the Bowling Green Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Van-Far is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.3 points per game this season.
Van-Far is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since December 20, 2024 on Tuesday. They blew past Louisiana 67-37. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 442nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pacey Reading and Carson Huff were among the main playmakers for Van-Far as the former went 7 of 16 on his way to 19 points along with seven boards and four steals and the latter posted 11 points and six steals. Another player making a difference was Gaven Gaston, who scored eight points in addition to seven assists and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Bowling Green earned a 65-52 win over North Callaway on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bobcats.
Bowling Green is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points per game. As for Van-Far, their victory bumped their record up to 14-5.
Things could have been worse for Van-Far, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 51-35 loss to Bowling Green in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Van-Far avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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