Louisiana High School Basketball - Winnfield nips Ringgold
December 28, 2016: Ringgold, LA 71068 Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Winnfield Tigers (Winnfield, LA) and the host Ringgold Redskins (Ringgold, LA), saw Winnfield's basketball squad hold off Ringgold by a count of 59-57.
With the victory, Winnfield upgrades its record to 5-10 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Jena (Jena, LA) to play the Giants in a 3A District 3 challenge on Tuesday, January 3. The Giants come into the challenge with a record of 10-7. Jena won 70-61 in their recent non-league challenge against Delta Charter (Ferriday, LA)
Next up, the Redskins play the Arcadia Hornets (Arcadia, LA) in a 1A District 1 challenge, on Tuesday, January 3. Ringgold will attempt to upgrade on its 3-12 season record. The Hornets come into the challenge with a 5-5 record after their 62-57 non-league win over New Living Word (Ruston, LA).