The Pocahontas Redskins will take on the Wynne Yellowjackets in a tournament on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Pocahontas is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Riverside on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Pocahontas was dealt a 78-20 defeat at the hands of Riverside. While losing is never fun, the Redskins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Rebels are ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, Wynne entered their contest against Harding Academy on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Wynne was beaten by Harding Academy 66-26. The game marked the Yellowjackets' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Wynne's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3. As for Pocahontas, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Pocahontas was able to grind out a solid victory over Wynne when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 50-39. Will Pocahontas repeat their success, or does Wynne have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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