The Cross County Thunderbirds will venture away from home to take on the Harrisburg Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Cross County is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Riverside just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a blow against the Rebels, falling 64-33. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 195th, while the Rebels are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Harrisburg suffered their biggest loss since December 3, 2024 on Monday. They came up short against Manila, falling 66-40. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Harrisburg's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Cross County, their loss dropped their record down to 9-14.
Cross County skirted past Harrisburg 46-44 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Harrisburg's Ragan Fahr, who shot 4-for-7 from deep and almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cross County still be able to contain Fahr? There's only one way to find out.
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