The Center Hill Mustangs will take on the West Memphis Christian Black Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Center Hill: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while West Memphis Christian has snatched up six consecutive wins on the road.
Last Tuesday, Center Hill was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 58-53 to Saltillo.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, West Memphis Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They received a blow as they fell 76-60 to Rossville Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, the Black Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 136th in Arkansas, while the Wolves are ranked 45th in Tennessee).
West Memphis Christian's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4. As for Center Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
Everything came up roses for Center Hill against West Memphis Christian in their previous matchup back in November of 2014, as the squad secured an 87-39 win. In that game, Center Hill amassed a halftime lead of 47-21, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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