The Crosstown Explorers will head out on the road to face off against Memphis Rise Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Crosstown and 17 for Memphis Rise Academy.
Crosstown suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Memphis Business Academy at home and fell 72-10. While losing is never fun, Crosstown can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 347th, while Memphis Business Academy is ranked 115th).
Memphis Rise Academy played against Memphis Business Academy and lost via forfeit.
Crosstown's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Memphis Rise Academy, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-9.
