Basketball Game Preview: Forrest City Mustangs vs. Lonoke Jackrabbits

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Previous Games

11/17/22 - Away	68-45 W
02/12/22 - Home	73-40 W
01/19/22 - Away	64-50 W
02/18/20 - Away	64-47 W
01/17/20 - Home	49-47 W
+ 2 more games

Forrest City has gone a perfect 7-0 against Lonoke recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Forrest City Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Lonoke Jackrabbits at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Forrest City's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests.

Forrest City is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since November 30, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Wynne by a score of 63-60. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Mustangs came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 199th).

Meanwhile, Lonoke suffered their biggest loss since December 13, 2024 on Tuesday. They came up short against Stuttgart, falling 78-54. The Jackrabbits have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Forrest City's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 13-2. As for Lonoke, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.

Everything went Forrest City's way against Lonoke in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, as Forrest City made off with a 68-45 victory. Will Forrest City repeat their success, or does Lonoke have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.