It was a rough night for the Mountain Home High School basketball teams as they went on the road Tuesday to continue action in the 6A-East Conference Tournament. Matt Sharp has the details.
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The Lady Bombers began the night by losing their semifinal game at Marion 31-27. Mountain Home struggled early on the offensive end as it took nearly 5 1/2 minutes to get their first field goal. The Lady Bombers improved as the game went on, but they played from behind the whole night as the Lady Patriots posted the four-point victory.
Hannah Pfiefer led Mountain Home with 11 points. For Marion, Marie Hunter scored 13, and Jakyya Clay added 11.
The Lady Bombers fall to 17-12 on the season, and they’ll host West Memphis on Saturday in the third place game. Marion improves to 21-8, and they’ll play for the conference title at Jonesboro.
Later Tuesday night, the Bombers watched their season come to an end as they lost at Pine Bluff 50-29. The game stayed close throughout the first half as both teams struggled offensively and swapped a few leads. The Zebras were up by five at the break, but in the second half, they took over outscoring Mountain Home 22-7 just in the third period.
The Bombers were led by Mitchell McDonald with 16 points. Caleb Parker had 13 points for Pine Bluff, and DeQuan Morris chipped in ten.
The Zebras are now 19-8 on the year, and they’ll stay at home Saturday for the fifth place game of the tournament. The Bombers’ final record is 10-18.
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