Forrest City was the 68-35 winner over Wynne when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Forrest City Mustangs fell just short of the Wynne Yellowjackets by a score of 63-60 on Tuesday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Mustangs came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 165th).
Forrest City's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 14-6. As for Wynne, their victory bumped their record up to 11-13.
Coming up, Forrest City will face off against Lonoke at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Forrest City's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matches. As for Wynne, they will welcome Trumann at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Wynne is facing Trumann at the right time seeing as Trumann is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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