The Marmaduke Greyhounds will challenge the Riverside Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Marmaduke has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Riverside will arrive with 12 straight victories.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 65-31, which was the final score in Marmaduke's tilt against Buffalo Island Central on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Mustangs are ranked 104th).
Meanwhile, Riverside was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Bay 62-21. The Rebels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 20 contests by 23 points or more this season.
Riverside is also on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.9 points. As for Marmaduke, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-21.
Marmaduke took a serious blow against Riverside in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 62-31. Can Marmaduke avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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