Basketball Game Preview: Captain Shreve Gators vs. Woodlawn-B.R. Panthers

The Captain Shreve Gators will take on the Woodlawn-B.R. Panthers on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Captain Shreve is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They strolled past Archbishop Chapelle with points to spare, taking the game 47-33. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gators.

Meanwhile, Woodlawn-B.R. came tearing into Monday's match with 14 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.9 points), and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Cubs 60-41. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Cubs are ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Woodlawn-B.R.'s win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points over those games. As for Captain Shreve, their victory bumped their record up to 27-7.