The Walnut Ridge Bobcats will venture away from home to challenge the Rivercrest Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Monday, Walnut Ridge lost to Harrisburg on the road by a 56-39 margin. The loss continues a trend for the Bobcats in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Rivercrest hadn't done well against Osceola recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Rivercrest had just enough and edged Osceola out 59-57. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Colts.
Rivercrest has also been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.9 points per game. As for Walnut Ridge, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-16.
Walnut Ridge came up short against Rivercrest when the teams last played back in January, falling 48-38. Can Walnut Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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