Northeast and Sturgeon are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The Northeast Bearcats will host the Sturgeon Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Northeast is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Westran two weeks ago. Northeast fell 60-51 to Westran. The Bearcats have struggled against the Hornets recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Sturgeon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 54-40 bruising from Westran. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Hornets are ranked 60th).
Northeast's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Sturgeon, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Northeast was able to grind out a solid victory over Sturgeon when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 57-49. Does Northeast have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sturgeon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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