New Madrid County Central was the 78-45 winner over East Prairie when they last played one another back in February of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The New Madrid County Central Eagles took a blow against the East Prairie Eagles on Tuesday, falling 79-46. While losing is never fun, New Madrid County Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 371st, while East Prairie is ranked 111th).
When it comes to explaining why New Madrid County Central lost, don't look at Ra'Mond Brooks. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 26 points and 15 rebounds. Those 26 points gave Brooks a new career-high.
New Madrid County Central's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for East Prairie, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
New Madrid County Central will square off against Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for East Prairie, they will face off against Scott County Central at 7:30 p.m. on January 14th.
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