The Haas Hall Academy Huskies will venture away from home to square off against the Haas Hall Academy Mastiff at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
The Huskies are headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against the Patriots on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Huskies lost 68-42 to the Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Patriots are ranked 95th).
Meanwhile, the Mastiff were not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They took a hard 63-45 fall against the Barnstormer. The Mastiff were down 61-29 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
The Mastiff's loss dropped their record down to 5-21. As for the Huskies, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for the Huskies against the Mastiff when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 71-36 victory. In that game, the Huskies amassed a halftime lead of 46-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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