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Glendale meets Kickapoo in 97th Southside Showdown boys basketball game

Glendale and Kickapoo square off in boys basketball for the 97th time since 1971.

The Chiefs and the Falcons tip off at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the O’Reilly Family Event Center on the campus of Drury University in the latest episode of the “Southside Showdown,” a game that could decide the 2017 Ozark Conference champion.

Glendale (16-5) rides a 10-game winning streak into the rivalry game and comes off back-to-back wins filled with lessons against West Plains and Waynesville. Glendale downed West Plains 110-69 behind a school record 51 points from Monty Johal. Twenty-four hours later, a 58-41 win at Waynesville proved onerous.