The Valley View Blazers will head out on the road to challenge the Searcy Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley View is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Friday, Valley View was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 41-35 to Greene County Tech. While losing is never fun, Valley View can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while Greene County Tech is ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, Searcy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 56-48 to Greene County Tech.
Valley View has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-15 record this season. As for Searcy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-6.
Valley View suffered a grim 66-45 defeat to Searcy in their previous meeting back in January. Can Valley View avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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