Canton won the last time they faced Putnam County and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Canton Tigers walked away with a 69-56 victory over the Putnam County Midgets. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Midgets are ranked 316th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 02/04/25 @ Putnam County | 18 |
| 01/31/25 vs Scotland County | 23 |
| 01/30/25 @ Northeast | 30 |
| 01/25/25 vs Van-Far | 29 |
| 01/23/25 vs Monroe City | 16 |
Canton was led to victory by Preston Brewer and Kaden Oliver. Brewer dropped a double-double on 18 points and 18 boards, while Oliver went 8 of 14 on his way to 22 points and five rebounds. Brewer is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bleu Taylor, who posted four points and five rebounds.
Canton's win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-4. As for Putnam County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.
Canton will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Kirksville at 7:30 p.m. on February 17th. As for Putnam County, they will face off against Princeton at 7:30 p.m. on February 11th.
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