The State Fair men’s basketball team is in the driver’s seat in Region 16.
The Roadrunners are 4-1 in region play with three teams — Moberly, Mineral Area and MSU-West Plains — tied for second at 3-2. State Fair will face all three teams in the next two weeks.
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