Parkway Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They took a blow against the Battle Spartans, falling 83-46. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 465th, while the Spartans are ranked 19th).
Battle got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cha'Ion Crump out in front who went 7 of 9 en route to 21 points. Crump continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Putnam, who went 7 for 10 on his way to 14 points and six boards.
Parkway Central's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Battle, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Parkway Central has already played their next matchup (against Northwest), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Battle will be playing in front of their home fans against Rolla at 7:30 p.m. on February 4th.
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