Basketball Game Preview: Ouachita Parish Lions vs. Neville Tigers

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Previous Games

01/11/25 - Home	79-78 W
12/19/23 - Away	52-47 W
12/07/23 - Neutral	51-31 W
12/30/22 - Neutral	53-33 W
12/14/21 - Home	49-47 W
+ 5 more games

Ouachita Parish is 9-1 against Neville since December of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Ouachita Parish Lions take on the Neville Tigers at 5:30 p.m.

Ouachita Parish is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since January 6, 2024 on Friday. They were dealt a 73-42 defeat at the hands of Ruston. The game marked the Lions' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

West Monroe typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Neville proved too difficult a challenge. They managed a 55-51 win over the Rebels. The victory was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.

Neville's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 18-10. As for Ouachita Parish, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-9.

Ouachita Parish won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in January, slipping by Neville 79-78. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ouachita Parish since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.