Central was the 52-47 winner over Farmington when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Central Tigers fell 72-62 to the Farmington Knights on Thursday. 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 76th, while the Knights are ranked fifth).
Farmington was led to victory by Logan Schaupert and Cannon Roth. Schaupert went 5 of 9 on his way to 20 points and six assists, while Roth almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine boards. Roth's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Tripp, who posted seven points and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Central and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Farmington, the win keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Central will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Scott City at 6:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. As for Farmington, they will be taking part in a tournament against Crystal City at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Farmington knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Crystal City likes a good challenge.
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