Bunker is 2-8 against East Carter since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bunker Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the East Carter Redbirds at 5:00 p.m. One thing working in Bunker's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.
Last Friday, Bunker was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 61-57 to Mountain Grove. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Panthers are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, East Carter didn't have quite enough to beat Poplar Bluff last Monday and fell 51-48. The contest marked the Redbirds' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
East Carter's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Bunker, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Bunker couldn't quite finish off East Carter in their previous meeting back in January and fell 56-53. Can Bunker avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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