Basketball Recap: Nettleton Snags 16th Win in Last 17 Games

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Previous Games

02/18/25 - Home	71-49 W
01/21/25 - Away	66-61 W
01/10/25 - Away	66-61 W
02/16/24 - Home	66-60 W
01/19/24 - Away	59-36 W
+ 5 more games

Nettleton won the last time they faced Batesville and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Nettleton Raiders were the clear victor by a 71-49 margin over the Batesville Pioneers. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Pioneers are ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Nettleton is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.8 points over those games. As for Batesville, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-11.

Nettleton has already played their next match (against Paragould), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Batesville, they will face off against Marion at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marion knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Batesville likes a good challenge.