The Maynard Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Earle Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Maynard has struggled recently with 16 losses in a row, while Earle will arrive with three straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Maynard came up short against Crowley's Ridge Academy and fell 67-57. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while the Falcons are ranked 92nd).
While Earle didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They secured a 47-42 W over Marked Tree on Tuesday.
Earle pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for Maynard, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-19.
Maynard might still be hurting after the 66-46 loss they got from Earle when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Maynard avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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