Basketball Game Preview: Cotter Warriors vs. Mountain Home Christian Academy Eagles

Cotter is on a three-game streak of home losses, Mountain Home Christian Academy a 13-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Monday. The Cotter Warriors will host the Mountain Home Christian Academy Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Cotter saw some tournament action last Friday. They were outmatched by Dumas and fell 66-36. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Bobcats are ranked 50th).

Meanwhile, Mountain Home Christian Academy scored the most points they've had this season back in December of 2024, but it wasn't enough. They took a hard 75-56 fall against Ozarks Christian Academy. The Eagles were down 63-33 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Cotter's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Mountain Home Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.

Everything came up roses for Cotter against Mountain Home Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 59-11 victory. In that matchup, Cotter amassed a halftime lead of 37-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.