The Eisenhower Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Arkansas City Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eisenhower knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Arkansas City likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Eisenhower was able to grind out a solid win over Goddard, taking the game 58-50.
It was another big night for Chase George, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Arjay Daracan, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Arkansas City managed to keep up with Andover Central until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Arkansas City suffered a tough 63-40 loss at the hands of Andover Central. While losing is never fun, Arkansas City can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 215th, while Andover Central is ranked 56th).
Eisenhower's victory bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Arkansas City, they dropped their record down to 5-13 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Eisenhower beat Arkansas City 54-42 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eisenhower since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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