Van Buren suffered their closest loss since January 30, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of the Greenbrier Panthers by a score of 51-49. While losing is never fun, the Pointers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Panthers are ranked 16th).
This is the second loss in a row for Van Buren and nudges their season record down to 7-9. As for Greenbrier, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Van Buren will head out to challenge Greenwood at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Greenbrier, they will challenge Beebe at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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