Basketball Game Preview: West Rusk Raiders vs. Arp Tigers

The West Rusk Raiders will challenge the Arp Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. West Rusk is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.

Last Tuesday, West Rusk lost to Sabine at home by a 53-34 margin. The Raiders were down 46-23 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Meanwhile, Arp didn't have quite enough to beat Gladewater on Tuesday and fell 43-40. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Arp's defeat dropped their record down to 8-19. As for West Rusk, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.

West Rusk skirted past Arp 42-40 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Rusk since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.