Green Forest hasn't had much luck against Pea Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Green Forest Tigers will challenge the Pea Ridge Blackhawks at 6:00 p.m.
Green Forest is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game on Tuesday. They took a blow against Huntsville, falling 65-17. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Eagles are ranked 90th).
Meanwhile, Pea Ridge waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 61-54 win over the Pioneers.
Pea Ridge pushed their record up to 16-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.6 points per game. As for Green Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Things could have been worse for Green Forest, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 43-27 loss to Pea Ridge in their previous meeting on January 7th. Can Green Forest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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