The Marionville Comets will head out on the road to take on the Skyline Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Marionville took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They walked away with a 52-41 win over Sarcoxie. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Bears are ranked 260th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Skyline had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They blew past the Bulldogs, posting a 68-41 victory. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 27 points or more this season.
Marionville has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Skyline, they pushed their record up to 16-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Marionville was dealt a bruising 62-24 loss at the hands of Skyline in their previous meeting back in February of 2017. Can Marionville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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