The Grain Valley Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Chrisman Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Grain Valley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 57-53 to Belton.
Meanwhile, Chrisman was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 21st straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Fort Osage and fell 72-33. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 446th, while the Indians are ranked 211th).
Grain Valley's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 12-8. As for Chrisman, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-19.
Grain Valley strolled past Chrisman in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 53-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grain Valley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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