Basketball Game Preview: Plaquemine Green Devils vs. McKinley Panthers

The Plaquemine Green Devils will face off against the McKinley Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.

Plaquemine will face McKinley after dropping another heartbreaker against West Feliciana on Tuesday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 3.1 of beating them. Plaquemine was beaten by West Feliciana 63-34. The Green Devils haven't had much luck with the Saints recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

McKinley fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. Everything went their way against Tara on Tuesday as McKinley made off with a 47-26 victory.

Plaquemine's loss dropped their record down to 10-14. As for McKinley, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-9.

Everything came up roses for Plaquemine against McKinley when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 63-30 victory. In that match, Plaquemine amassed a halftime lead of 43-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.