The Bryant Hornets will take on the Springdale Bulldogs in a holiday battle at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bryant knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten matchups -- so hopefully Springdale likes a good challenge.
Bryant is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Marion, who was ranked 12th at the time (Bryant was ranked first). The Hornets fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 62-60 on Saturday. The loss was the Hornets' first of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Springdale). They breezed past Lakeside to the tune of 77-37 on Saturday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Bulldogs with their most commanding win of the season.
Springdale is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points over those games. Having lost for the first time this season, Bryant fell to 9-1.
Bryant was able to grind out a solid win over Springdale when the teams last played back in March, winning 69-59. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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