The Wheatland Mules will venture away from home to take on the Humansville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Wheatland knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Humansville likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Wheatland humbled Walnut Grove with a 77-40 victory. The Mules have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Humansville duked it out with Halfway on Friday. Humansville took a 57-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Halfway. 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 475th, while the Cardinals are ranked 154th).
Wheatland is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.4 points over those games. As for Humansville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-15.
Wheatland strolled past Humansville in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 56-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wheatland since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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