Izard County and Sloan-Hendrix are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Izard County Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Sloan-Hendrix Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Izard County is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Izard County picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They walked away with a 46-35 win over Marked Tree.
Meanwhile, Sloan-Hendrix waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Bears to the tune of 66-32. Given the Greyhounds' advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Bears are ranked 157th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Izard County's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for Sloan-Hendrix, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-2 record this season.
Izard County couldn't quite finish off Sloan-Hendrix in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 and fell 47-45. Can Izard County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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