Van Buren was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 62-57 heartbreaker at the hands of the Northside Grizzlies. 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 65th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 15th).
Van Buren now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Northside, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 7-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Van Buren won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Southeast at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northside will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against Parkview at 7:00 p.m. on December 28th.
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