The Kirksville Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Westran Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Kirksville is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since December 15, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Hannibal by a score of 60-57. The Tigers have struggled against the Pirates recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Westran waltzed into their contest on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They strolled past the Eagles with points to spare, taking the game 46-32. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Eagles are ranked 385th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Westran's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for Kirksville, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-7.
Kirksville came up short against Westran when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 42-29. Can Kirksville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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