Deer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Jasper Pirates 81-26. While losing is never fun, the Antlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Pirates are ranked 99th).
Deer's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Jasper, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-9.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Deer is set to take on their familiar foe Omaha at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Jasper will face off against rival Lead Hill at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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