Basketball Game Preview: Westside Rebels vs. Acorn Tigers

The Westside Rebels will take on the Acorn Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Last Tuesday, Westside took a blow against Acorn, falling 71-33. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Tigers are ranked 66th).

The win was the sixth in a row for Acorn, bringing their record for this year to 21-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.5 points. As for Westside, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-17.