Basketball Game Preview: Mangham Dragons vs. Rayville Hornets

Mangham hasn't had much luck against Rayville recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Mangham Dragons are taking a road trip to challenge the Rayville Hornets at 6:00 p.m.

Mangham saw some tournament action on Saturday. They came up short against Arcadia, falling 61-41. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Hornets are ranked 84th).

Meanwhile, Rayville waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 69-60. 69 seems to be a good number for the Hornets as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.

Rayville's victory bumped their record up to 6-12. As for Mangham, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-11.

Mangham suffered a grim 70-45 defeat to Rayville in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Mangham avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.