The Fort Scott Tigers's and the Labette County Grizzlies's contest on Tuesday was close at halftime, but the Fort Scott Tigers turned on the heat in the second half with 34 points. Fort Scott claimed a resounding 60-33 victory over Labette County at home. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Fort Scott has managed all season.
Several Grizzlies players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Hudson Baker, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 36.4% of Labette County's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Zavier Phillips was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Labette County struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Fort Scott pushed their record up to 13-4 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Labette County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fort Scott will take on Pittsburg at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Pittsburg's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 11 matchups. As for Labette County, they will be playing at home against Atchison at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Labette County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Tuesday.
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