The Thunder women's and men's basketball teams both traveled to Joplin, Missouri to take on a ranked Ozark Christian College Ambassadors team. The women would open up on Friday evening with the #3 ranked Ambassadors. The Thunder would be behind 28-17 after one quarter and down 25 at the half. A strong second half kept the game competitive as the Thunder would outscore the Ambassadors 25-11 in the final 10 minutes. It would be too much in the end for the Thunder as they would fall by a final score of 77-59. With the loss, the Thunder fall to 4-10 overall and 1-3 in Midwest Christian College Conference play.

The Thunder shot 41.3% from the field, 12.5% from the three-point line, and 60.0% from the free throw line. The Thunder were led by junior, Nekayla Williams who scored 19 points off the bench. Freshman duo, Elayna Wegner and Macayla Hines would score 16 and 13 points, respectively. Wegner would also have six rebounds and three assists.

The Thunder will have another ranked opponent on Tuesday, January 21st when they travel to #5 ranked the Calvary University Warriors. Tip will be at 5:00 PM.

The #8 ranked men's team battled with the #5 Ambassadors on Friday evening after the women's game concluded. The Thunder found themselves down early and would be behind 34-23 at the half. The Thunder would claw their way back in the second half to tie the game on two different occasions, but would ultimately fall in the top-10 matchup, 68-63. With the conference loss, the Thunder now sit at 3-1 in the MCCC and 8-9 overall.

The Thunder would shoot 41.0% from the field, 36.4% from the three-point line, and 41.7% from the free throw line. The Thunder were led by junior, Jaxon Hurla who had 20 points and connected on four threes. Senior, Micah Lovett would have 13 points, while freshman, Davis Rokey would chip in with 10 points and seven rebounds.

The Thunder will be on the road for a MCCC game against the Calvary University Warriors on Tuesday, January 21st at 7:00 PM.

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