KXEO Sports Report 11/22/2023
The Mexico Lady Bulldogs basketball team lost 56-36 to the Silex Lady Owls in their home opener at the Mexico High School on Tuesday, November 21, 2023.
Claire Hudson led the way for Mexico offensively with 15 points. Jordyn Thurman contributed six points.
Hannah Loyd and Grace Hudson had five points each respectively.
And Landri Teel rounded out the scoring book with two points.
The Lady Bulldogs fell to 0-2 on the season.
Up next the Mexico girls play Hermann in the Montgomery County tournament on Monday, November 27,2023.
The Missouri Tigers men’s basketball team continues its holiday homestand tonight (Wednesday), when they host South Carolina State.
Missouri is 3-2 through five games of the 2023-2024 season.
South Carolina State enters CoMo with a 2-3 record, losing its last two games.
First tip at Mizzou Arena is set for 6pm.
In baseball news the St. Louis Cardinals finalized a one-year-contract with 36-year-old Kyle Gibson yesterday (Tuesday).
The deal comes one day after the Cardinals landed 36-year-old right-hander Lance Lynn.
The 6-foot-6 Gibson, a former college star at the University of Missouri, is a veteran of 11 Major League Baseball seasons and went 15-9 with a 4.73 ERA in 2023 with the Orioles.
In more baseball news the San Diego Padres hired former St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt as their next manager.
The Padres made the announcement yesterday (Tuesday).
Shildt spent more than three years as the Cardinals skipper.
The two parted ways after the 2021 season following Cardinals 90-win year.
The St. Louis Blues are on the road tonight (Monday) playing the Arizona Coyotes.
Puck drops at 8pm.
