The Lead Hill Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Cotter Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Lead Hill is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Lead Hill will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Ozark Mountain, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Lead Hill came out on top against Ozark Mountain by a score of 60-52 on Tuesday.
Noah Royce
| 02/11/25 @ Ozark Mountain | 21 |
| 02/07/25 @ Marshall | 15 |
| 02/04/25 vs Jasper | 16 |
| 01/31/25 vs Kingston | 24 |
Noah Royce was his usual excellent self, going 8 for 17 en route to 21 points and four steals. His evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Brett Arnold was another key player, going 5 of 12 on his way to 13 points.
Meanwhile, Cotter came up short against Jasper on Tuesday and fell 62-54. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Pirates are ranked 86th).
Lead Hill's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 27-13. As for Cotter, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season.
Everything went Lead Hill's way against Cotter in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as Lead Hill made off with an 85-64 victory. In that game, Lead Hill amassed a halftime lead of 49-28, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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