The Viola Longhorns will venture away from home to challenge the West Side Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Viola saw some tournament action on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 63-26 loss at the hands of Mammoth Spring. The defeat continues a trend for the Longhorns in their matchups with the Bears: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, West Side was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 65-61 to Batesville. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Pioneers are ranked 47th).
West Side's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Viola, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Viola was taken down by West Side 64-30 when the teams last played back in February. Can Viola avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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