Marshall lost against Tuckerman back in March of 2017 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Marshall Bobcats took a 63-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tuckerman Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 35th).
Marshall has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Tuckerman, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 14-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Marshall will take on Shirley in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Marshall is facing Shirley at the right time seeing as Shirley is stuck on a 14-game losing streak. As for Tuckerman, they will venture away from home to square off against Trumann at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Tuckerman will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: Trumann will have lost five straight heading into Monday's game.
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