Basketball Game Preview: Rogers Mountaineers vs. Har-Ber Wildcats
By Team Reports
Dec 31, 2024, 10:53pm
Basketball Preview: Rogers Mountaineers vs. Har-Ber Wildcats
Rogers is 2-8 against Har-Ber since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Rogers Mountaineers are taking a road trip to take on the Har-Ber Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Rogers is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
While Rogers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 64-52 win over Lead Hill on Monday.
Meanwhile, Har-Ber was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 54-50 to Holy Innocents Episcopal. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 47th in Arkansas, while the Golden Bears are ranked fifth in Georgia).
Har-Ber has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Rogers, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Rogers came up short against Har-Ber in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 71-63. Can Rogers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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