The Melbourne Bearkatz will face off against the Bergman Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Melbourne is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against Flippin as Melbourne made off with a 64-41 win. The victory continues a trend for the Bearkatz in their matchups with the Bobcats: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, Bergman came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.5 points), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Ramblers, posting a 70-26 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Ramblers are ranked 141st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bergman's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-9. As for Melbourne, their win bumped their record up to 21-7.
Melbourne couldn't quite finish off Bergman in their previous matchup last Tuesday and fell 65-62. Can Melbourne avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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