Cross County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 58-52 heartbreaker at the hands of the Riverside Rebels. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while the Rebels are ranked 43rd).
Cross County's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Riverside, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-3.
Cross County won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Harrisburg at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Riverside, they will take on Corning at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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