The Harrisburg Hornets will face off against the Walnut Ridge Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Harrisburg will be strutting in after a victory while Walnut Ridge will be coming in after a loss.
Harrisburg will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Rivercrest, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Harrisburg walked away with a 53-44 win over Rivercrest on Friday. The score was all tied up 24-24 at the break, but the Hornets were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Walnut Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were dealt a 70-41 loss at the hands of Newport. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 109th).
Harrisburg has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Walnut Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
Harrisburg didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Walnut Ridge in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 51-47 victory. Will Harrisburg repeat their success, or does Walnut Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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