Basketball Game Preview: Atkins Red Devils vs. Dover Pirates

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Atkins and Dover are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2022, but not for long. The Red Devils will welcome the Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Atkins has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Dover will arrive with 16 straight victories.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 72-38, which was the final score in Atkins' tilt against Mayflower on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Eagles are ranked 68th).

Meanwhile, Dover made easy work of Baptist Prep on Friday and carried off a 71-48 win. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 23 points or more this season.

Atkins' defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Dover, their victory bumped their record up to 16-0.

Atkins was taken down by Dover 66-33 in their previous meeting back in February of 2025. Thankfully for the Red Devils, Logan Young (who went 11-for-16 to rack up 26 points in addition to six blocks and five rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.