The Dover Pirates will venture away from home to take on the Atkins Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dover has three straight wins, Atkins has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Dover is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Baptist Prep, posting an 80-52 victory.
Meanwhile, Atkins suffered their biggest defeat since February 5, 2024 on Tuesday. They came up short against Mayflower, falling 74-48. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Eagles are ranked 93rd).
Dover's win bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Atkins, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Dover came up short against Atkins when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 61-51. Can Dover avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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