Izard County was the 68-53 winner over Sloan-Hendrix when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Cougars fell just short of the Greyhounds by a score of 58-55 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 15th).
Izard County's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 4-3. As for Sloan-Hendrix, they pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Izard County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 55-43 loss against Melbourne on the 13th. As for Sloan-Hendrix, they will be home for the holidays to greet Riverside at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Greyhounds will need to watch out since the Rebels have now posted at least 55 points in their last seven matchups.
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