Chillicothe was the 70-65 winner over Kirksville when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Chillicothe Hornets fell to the Kirksville Tigers 45-41.

Jaishon White
02/21/25 vs Lafayette | 17 |
01/23/25 vs Moberly | 17 |
12/30/24 vs Brookfield | 17 |
02/11/25 @ Kauffman | 16 |
12/28/24 vs Lexington | 14 |
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Despite the loss, Chillicothe still got an impressive performance from Jaishon White, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds. White has become a key player for Chillicothe: the team is 13-5 when he posts at least eight boards, but 1-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Langsten Johnson, who posted seven points and six rebounds.
Chillicothe's defeat dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Kirksville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Chillicothe and Kirksville should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. Chillicothe (ranked 125th) will meet Cameron (ranked 407th) at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Chillicothe comes in on three and Kirksville on four. Similarly, Kirksville will face off against Marshall at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 188 places (150 vs. 338). Chillicothe is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season.
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