Louisiana High School Basketball - DeRidder holds off LaGrange
(January 15, 2008: Lake Charles, LA 70607) Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the
DeRidder Dragons (DeRidder, LA) and the host
LaGrange Gators (Lake Charles, LA), saw
DeRidder's basketball squad hold off
LaGrange by a score of
77-70.
With the victory,
DeRidder improves its record to 12-16 on the campaign. The Dragons host
Washington-Marion (Lake Charles, LA) to play the Charging Indians in a
4A District 4 challenge on Friday, January 18. The Charging Indians come into the challenge with a record of 9-10.
Washington-Marion lost
68-39 in their recent non-league challenge against
Peabody (Alexandria, LA)
Next up, the Gators play the
Eunice Bobcats (Eunice, LA) in a
4A District 4 challenge, on Tuesday, January 22.
LaGrange will attempt to improve on its 6-13 season record. The Bobcats come into the challenge with a 9-15 record after their
53-39 league win over
Houston (Lake Charles, LA).