The Aurora Houn Dawgs will challenge the Nevada Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Aurora knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Nevada likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Aurora narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Seneca 68-66. Given the Houn Dawgs' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Indians are ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Nevada suffered their closest defeat since December 1, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Monett by a score of 60-58. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (57), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
Aurora's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.0 points over those games. As for Nevada, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 14-5.
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