After a string of five wins, Brookland's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 50-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Searcy Lions. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Bearcats came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Lions are ranked 136th).
Brookland's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Searcy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-6.
Brookland will venture away from home to challenge Paragould at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Brookland is facing Paragould at the right time seeing as Paragould is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Searcy has already played their next match (against Brookland), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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