The Marked Tree Indians will face off against the Rivercrest Colts at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Marked Tree is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Tuckerman just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Saturday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 39-38 to the Bulldogs. The match marked the Indians' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Rivercrest ended up a good deal behind Brookland on Friday and lost 64-47. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Bearcats are ranked 37th).
Marked Tree's loss dropped their record down to 11-2. As for Rivercrest, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Marked Tree strolled past Rivercrest in their previous matchup back in November by a score of 54-36. Will Marked Tree repeat their success, or does Rivercrest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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