Smith-Cotton is 1-6 against Versailles since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Smith-Cotton Tigers will be playing at home against the Versailles Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Smith-Cotton has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Versailles will arrive with five straight wins.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 51-24, which was the final score in Smith-Cotton's tilt against Hickman on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Smith-Cotton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 462nd, while Hickman is ranked 78th).
Meanwhile, even though Osage scored an imposing 57 points on Friday, Versailles still came out on top. Versailles took down Osage 73-57.
Ryder Williams was his usual excellent self, scoring 36 points along with nine rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Williams has scored at least 25% of Versailles' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristan Albrecht, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds.
Smith-Cotton's loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-4. As for Versailles, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Smith-Cotton came up short against Versailles in their previous meeting back in January, falling 65-55. Will Smith-Cotton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
