Thayer is 0-4 against Strafford since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Thayer Bobcats will head out on the road to face off against the Strafford Indians at 5:30 p.m. Thayer is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
Even though Liberty scored an imposing 58 points on Saturday, Thayer still came out on top. Thayer took their contest against Liberty 67-58. Given Thayer's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while Liberty is ranked 149th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Strafford unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 56-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rolla.
Thayer pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Strafford, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.
Thayer couldn't quite finish off Strafford when the teams last played back in December of 2022 and fell 59-56. Can Thayer avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
