The Tiger basketball team closed out its regular season with games against four other top teams in the COC. When they lost consecutive five-point decisions on the road to Joplin and Nixa, things could have gone downhill fast. Instead, Republic rebounded with convincing wins over both Webb City and Ozark, and they head into the district tournament playing some of their best basketball. They’ll put that hot streak to the test with a difficult district draw, starting against Carthage Tuesday night.
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