Batesville is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Searcy a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Batesville Pioneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Searcy Lions at 7:30 a.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 66-31, which was the final score in Batesville's tilt against Greene County Tech on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Searcy was beaten by West Memphis 69-36 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd in Arkansas, while the Blue Devils are ranked 42nd in Arkansas).
Batesville's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Searcy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.
Batesville came up short against Searcy in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 41-32. Can Batesville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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