Basketball Preview: Searcy Lions vs. Little Rock Southwest Gryphons
The Searcy Lions will venture away from home to take on the Little Rock Southwest Gryphons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Searcy is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Searcy faced off against Brookland on Saturday. Searcy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 42-40 victory over Brookland. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Lions have posted since January 19th.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Little Rock Southwest). They walked away with a 65-54 victory over Hall on Tuesday. While the Gryphons didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Little Rock Southwest's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Searcy, they pushed their record up to 4-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Searcy came up short against Little Rock Southwest in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 48-40. Can Searcy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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