Maumelle Charter has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Central Arkansas Christian Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Maumelle Charter suffered their biggest defeat since December 12, 2023 on Friday. Their tough 57-36 defeat to Dover might stick with them for a while. Maumelle Charter has not had much luck with Dover recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Central Arkansas Christian's recent rough patch got a bit rougher two weeks ago after their third straight loss. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 60-35 walloping at the hands of Perryville. While losing is never fun, Central Arkansas Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 211th, while Perryville is ranked 42nd).
Maumelle Charter's defeat was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 16-11. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 29.0 points per game. As for Central Arkansas Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Maumelle Charter didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Central Arkansas Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 45-39 win. Does Maumelle Charter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central Arkansas Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
