Harrison and Russellville are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Harrison Goblins will venture away from home to take on the Russellville Cyclones at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Harrison has three straight victories, Russellville has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Harrison will head into Tuesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 26) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Greenwood, sneaking past 55-52. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Goblins have posted against the Bulldogs since January 14, 2017.
Meanwhile, Russellville ended up a good deal behind Mountain Home on Tuesday and lost 72-54. While losing is never fun, the Cyclones can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Bombers are ranked eighth).
Russellville's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Harrison, they pushed their record up to 12-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Harrison ended up a good deal behind Russellville when the teams last played back in January of 2024, losing 48-31. Can Harrison avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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