After soaring to 56 points the game before, St. James was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They were dealt a 54-22 defeat at the hands of the Montgomery County Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 16th).
St. James has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Montgomery County, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the St. James Tigers duke it out with the Licking Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Montgomery County, they will square off against Van-Far at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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