The championship games are set for the 72nd Annual Blue and Gold Tournament, and Friday night should have a pair of exciting matchups.
Thursday's action saw a top seed go down in perhaps the tournament's best game, while other teams continued to dominate.
Here are four takeaways from Thursday night's action:
Republic beats top seed Ozark in tournament's best game (so far)
In a battle of the Tigers, it was the No. 6 seed that came out victorious.
Ozark rolled through the first two rounds of the tournament but was faced with a tough Republic team that beat other proven teams in the first two rounds.