Batesville lost against West Memphis back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Batesville Pioneers came up short against the West Memphis Blue Devils, falling 50-25. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 33rd).
Batesville dropped their record down to 8-12 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for West Memphis, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Batesville will challenge Paragould at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Batesville is facing Paragould at the right time seeing as Paragould is stuck on a 16-game losing streak. As for West Memphis, they will take on Greene County Tech at 6:00 p.m. on February 18th.
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