The Fatima Comets will square off against the Norwood Pirates at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Fatima sitting on three straight wins and Norwood on four.
Fatima picked up another tournament win on Tuesday. They strolled past Steelville with points to spare, taking the game 56-40. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Cardinals are ranked 432nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything went Norwood's way against Waynesville on Tuesday as Norwood made off with a 57-34 victory. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Fatima has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.9 points per game. As for Norwood, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4.
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