The Atkins Red Devils and the Harmony Grove Cardinals will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Atkins has given up an average of 54.5 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Monday, Atkins was beaten by Subiaco Academy 79-51. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Trojans are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, Harmony Grove suffered their closest defeat since November 14, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Mayflower by a score of 44-41. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Harmony Grove now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Atkins, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Atkins and Harmony Grove were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in January, but Atkins came up empty-handed after a 37-36 defeat. Can the Red Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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