Preview: Van-Far Indians vs. Louisiana Bulldogs
Van-Far is 8-2 against Louisiana since January of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Van-Far Indians will head out on the road to take on the Louisiana Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Van-Far focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 33 on Thursday.
Van-Far struggled with assists on Thursday (Clopton had 17 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Van-Far took a serious blow against Clopton, falling 66-33. While losing is never fun, Van-Far can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 415th, while Clopton is ranked 82nd).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Elliott Utterback, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.
Van-Far struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They are winless (0-6) when they just don't pass the ball.
Meanwhile, Louisiana blew past Christian School District, posting a 46-17 victory on the road. The victory was just what Louisiana needed coming off of a 55-24 loss in their prior matchup.
Van-Far dropped their record down to 3-18 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Louisiana, their victory bumped their record up to 10-12.
Van-Far ended up a good deal behind Louisiana in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, losing 64-48. Can Van-Far avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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