The Rapides Mustangs basketball team scored 57 points and limited the visiting Westminster Academy Crusaders to 47 in the Mustangs non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Mustangs now have a 5-9 record. They play next when they host Basile for a non-league game on Friday, January 10. Rapides will confront a Bearcats team coming off a 45-26 non-league win over Opelousas Catholic (Opelousas, LA). The Bearcats record now stands at 11-6.

With the loss, Westminster Academy falls to 5-5 on the campaign. The Crusaders travel to Catholic of Pointe Coupee (New Roads, LA) to confront the Hornets in a 1A District 5 game on Wednesday, January 8. The Hornets go into the game with a record of 11-4.