The Neosho Wildcats will face off against the Kickapoo Chiefs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neosho has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight defeats, while Kickapoo will come in with nine straight wins.
Neosho came up short against Glendale on Monday, falling 57-31. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 425th, while the Falcons are ranked 127th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kickapoo). They breezed by Joplin to the tune of 78-15 on Monday. The Chiefs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 21 points or more this season.
Kickapoo's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for Neosho, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
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