The North Little Rock Charging Wildcats will face off against the De Queen Leopards at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, North Little Rock was fully in charge, breezing past Jonesboro 54-17. Given the Charging Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Hurricane are ranked 147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for De Queen, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Arkadelphia with a sharp 76-54 victory on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Leopards have posted against the Badgers since January 28, 2020.
De Queen pushed their record up to 17-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32 points. As for North Little Rock, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
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