Basketball Preview: IDEA Bridge Capitals vs. Dutchtown Griffins
The IDEA Bridge Capitals and the Dutchtown Griffins will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for IDEA Bridge and six for Dutchtown dating back to last season.
IDEA Bridge is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against GEO Next Generation on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. IDEA Bridge was dealt a 78-40 loss at the hands of GEO Next Generation.
IDEA Bridge might have lost, but man, Ray Melancon Jr. was a machine: he went 10 for 19 en route to 24 points plus five steals. That was a full 60% of IDEA Bridge's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kemondrae Fleming, who had nine points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Dutchtown suffered their biggest defeat since December 5, 2023 on Wednesday. They lost 64-41 to Denham Springs.
IDEA Bridge's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Dutchtown, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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