The Corning Bobcats won the last time they faced the Harrisburg Hornets, and things went their way on Friday too. Corning walked away with a 45-37 win over Harrisburg. Given Corning's advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while Harrisburg is ranked 267th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Harrisburg lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being JP Rowton, who scored ten points. Another player making a difference was Jakobe Tate, who scored nine points.
Corning is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Harrisburg, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-16.
Corning will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Gosnell at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Harrisburg won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Northeast Arkansas Christian Home Educators at 6:15 p.m. on January 13th.
