The Melbourne Bearkatz will square off against the Little Rock Southwest Gryphons at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Melbourne has five straight victories, Little Rock Southwest has 17 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Melbourne earned a 55-47 win over Flippin. Given the Bearkatz's advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Bobcats are ranked 90th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Little Rock Southwest didn't have quite enough to beat El Dorado on Friday and fell 40-37.
Melbourne's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for Little Rock Southwest, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
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