Arkansas City hasn't had much luck against Goddard recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Arkansas City Bulldogs will look to defend their home court against the Goddard Lions at 6:00 p.m. Arkansas City will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Arkansas City will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Eisenhower, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Arkansas City came out on top in a nail-biter against Eisenhower on Tuesday, sneaking past 49-47. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Tigers are ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 02/04/25 @ Eisenhower | 16 |
| 02/01/25 vs Mulvane | 15 |
| 01/31/25 vs Collegiate | 19 |
| 01/30/25 @ Winfield | 20 |
Arkansas City's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Savannah Phillips, who posted 16 points and five assists. The game was Phillips' fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kierslynn Waggoner, who went 5 for 8 en route to 13 points.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Goddard faced off against Andover Central on Tuesday. Goddard took a 51-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Andover Central. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Arkansas City's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1. As for Goddard, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Arkansas City was able to grind out a solid win over Goddard in their previous matchup back in January, winning 41-28. Will Arkansas City repeat their success, or does Goddard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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