Mena lost to Pottsville back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Bearcats lost 69-44 to the Apaches. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Apaches are ranked 29th).
Mena has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Pottsville, they pushed their record up to 20-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Mena will challenge rival Ozark at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Pottsville is set to square off against their familiar foe Waldron at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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