West Memphis and Marion are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The West Memphis Blue Devils will square off against the Marion Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. West Memphis has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 167 points over their last three games.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for West Memphis against Paragould as the squad secured a 55-26 victory. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Rams are ranked 186th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marion has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 59-45 to Greene County Tech.
Marion's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-8. As for West Memphis, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
West Memphis came up short against Marion in their previous meeting back in January, falling 41-35. Can West Memphis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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