The Southern Boone Eagles will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Fatima Comets at 8:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Southern Boone waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They managed a 56-52 win over Centralia. Given Southern Boone's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while Centralia is ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fatima has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. Their rough 85-61 defeat to Versailles on Thursday might stick with them for a while.
Southern Boone's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-4. As for Fatima, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-5 record this season.
Southern Boone didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Fatima when the teams last played on Monday, but they still walked away with a 58-52 victory. Does Southern Boone have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fatima turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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