The Malvern Leopards will take on the Poyen Indians in a tournament on Friday. Malvern is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Malvern came up short against Lisa Academy West on Thursday, falling 70-46.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Poyen). They blew past Parkers Chapel 67-33 on Tuesday. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Trojans are ranked 211th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Poyen is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points per game. As for Malvern, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
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