After both having extra time off, the Camdenton Lakers and the Smith-Cotton Tigers will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Camdenton is headed into Tuesday's game hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 62-57 heartbreaker at the hands of Lebanon.
Meanwhile, Smith-Cotton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42 points) and they went ahead and made it three two weeks ago. They enjoyed a cozy 62-45 victory over the Eagles. While the Tigers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Smith-Cotton's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Camdenton, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 6-3.
Camdenton came out on top in a nail-biter against Smith-Cotton when the teams last played back in December of 2017, sneaking past 70-68. Does Camdenton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Smith-Cotton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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