West Plains, MO. – The West Plains Zizzer Boys faced off against the Branson Pirates this evening in a revenge match from their loss in the Blue & Gold Holiday Tournament.
The Pirates opened up with strong offense, plundering point after point. They maintained their lead throughout the first quarter until it ended, 22 to 12 favoring Branson.
West Plains failed to break through Branson’s defense, even as they continued to score, however, the Zizzers managed to hold their score gap with the Pirates. The second quarter proved to be incredibly fast-paced, with the overall point gain for both teams still rapidly increasing and doubling their previous scores. Branson dominated and lead up to half time, 44 to 27.
Lots of fouls took place in the 3rd quarter, but the pacing of the game did not change. Branson maintained their dominating lead throughout the time, with the quarter ending in favor the Pirates once again, 64 to 44.
The fourth and final quarter was not one that majorly changed the game, only adding to the scores of both teams without any major changes to the gap between either. This match ended with the Branson Pirates winning, 85 to 67.
