Platte County lost against Grain Valley back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Platte County Pirates fell 52-40 to the Grain Valley Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Eagles are ranked 60th).
Platte County's loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Grain Valley, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Platte County will square off against Truman at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Truman's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests. As for Grain Valley, they will face off against Belton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Belton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.6 points per game this season.
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