Carl Junction is 1-6 against Republic since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Carl Junction Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Republic Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Carl Junction pushed their score all the way to 57 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. The game between them and Webb City wasn't particularly close, with Carl Junction falling 74-57. While losing is never fun, Carl Junction can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 190th, while Webb City is ranked 46th).
Despite the defeat, Carl Junction saw an underclassman step up: Deacon Endicott scored 19 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Endicott has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Brody Pant, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and six assists.
Meanwhile, Republic pushed their score all the way to 56 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They lost to Willard on the road by a decisive 70-56 margin.
This is the second loss in a row for Carl Junction and nudges their season record down to 10-13. As for Republic, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
Carl Junction suffered a grim 68-48 defeat to Republic in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Can Carl Junction avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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