The Branson Pirates will take on the Marshfield Bluejays at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Marshfield took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Branson, who comes in off a win.
Branson is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with an 87-77 victory over Carl Junction on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Meanwhile, Marshfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 71-42 loss at the hands of Bolivar. While losing is never fun, the Bluejays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Liberators are ranked 64th).
Branson is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.0 points per game. As for Marshfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-15.
Branson skirted past Marshfield 54-52 in their previous matchup back in February of 2016. Will Branson repeat their success, or does Marshfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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