The West Plains Zizzers will head out on the road to face off against the Bolivar Liberators at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Wednesday, things could have been worse for West Plains, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 65-47 loss to Central. While losing is never fun, West Plains can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while Central is ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, Bolivar's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their sixth straight loss. They took a 52-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lebanon.
This is the second loss in a row for West Plains and nudges their season record down to 9-13. As for Bolivar, their loss was their ninth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-18.
West Plains didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Bolivar in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 57-53 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Plains 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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