The Northwest Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Herculaneum Black Cats at 8:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Northwest and nine for Herculaneum.
Northwest might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 58-57 to Normandy, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Herculaneum ended up a good deal behind Jefferson on Friday and lost 65-47. While losing is never fun, the Black Cats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 562nd, while the Blue Jays are ranked 278th).
Herculaneum's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Northwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Northwest didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Herculaneum in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, but they still walked away with a 46-42 win. Does Northwest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Herculaneum turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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