Marked Tree lost against Earle back in December of 2020 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Marked Tree Indians fell to the Earle Bulldogs 47-42. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Indians came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 103rd).
Marked Tree's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 10-2. As for Earle, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Marked Tree will host Hillcrest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Earle, they will challenge Maynard at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Earle is facing Maynard at the right time seeing as Maynard is stuck on a 16-game losing streak.
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