After two games on the road, Rector is heading back home. They will take on the East Poinsett County Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Arkansas (Rector is ranked 168th, while East Poinsett County is ranked 155th).
Last Friday, Rector ended up a good deal behind Earle and lost 66-52.
Meanwhile, East Poinsett County entered their tilt with Cross County with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. East Poinsett County took down Cross County 68-50 on Thursday.
Kyla Harston continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Ashcraft, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Rector's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 5-10. As for East Poinsett County, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season.
Rector came up short against East Poinsett County when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 55-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harston, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 19 rebounds. Now that Rector knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
