After both having extra time off, the Caruthersville Tigers and the Malden Green Wave will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Caruthersville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Malden likes a good challenge.
Back in December of 2024, Caruthersville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 71-66 to Notre Dame.
Meanwhile, Malden was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 40-35 heartbreaker at the hands of Bloomfield. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 435th, while the Wildcats are ranked 191st).
Caruthersville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Malden, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Caruthersville came up short against Malden when the teams last played back in January of 2023, falling 53-45. Can Caruthersville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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