Hornets to play for third at California Tournament

The Fulton Hornets will meet the Fatima Comets in the third-place game of the 82nd-annual California Tournament at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

Fulton (7-4) completed round-robin play at 1-1 with a 68-52 win over North Central Missouri Conference foe Marshall on Tuesday night. The Hornets opened the tournament Monday night with a 79-71 loss to Southern Boone, ranked No. 8 in Class 3 by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association.

Fatima also went 1-1 in the round-robin format. The Comets lost to Boonville 76-61 on Monday night, before bouncing back for a 68-59 overtime victory over California on Tuesday night.