Alma was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 49-44 heartbreaker at the hands of the Mountain Home Bombers. While losing is never fun, the Airedales can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Bombers are ranked ninth).
Alma's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Mountain Home, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Alma will challenge Farmington at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain Home has already played their next matchup (against Russellville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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