Chillicothe is 9-1 against Cameron since February of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Chillicothe Hornets will be playing at home against the Cameron Dragons at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Chillicothe's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while Cameron has been banged up by 11 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Chillicothe has not done well against Lafayette recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Chillicothe snuck past Lafayette with a 44-38 win. Given Chillicothe's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while Lafayette is ranked 262nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chillicothe relied on the efforts of Jaishon White, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds, and James Mathew, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds. Mathew has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last eight times he's played. Alijah Hibner was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Meanwhile, Cameron lost to St. Pius X at home by a decisive 59-40 margin on Friday.
Chillicothe has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Cameron, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-20.
Everything went Chillicothe's way against Cameron in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 as Chillicothe made off with a 68-47 victory. Does Chillicothe have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cameron turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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