In what's become a running theme this season, the Webb City Cardinals gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 75-54 margin over East Newton. Given Webb City's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while East Newton is ranked 358th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Barron Duda was his usual excellent self, scoring 29 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. He has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Eli Pace, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine assists.
Webb City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for East Newton, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-11.
Webb City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 81-49 victory vs. Neosho on the 23rd. East Newton will head out on the road to take on Cassville at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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