Basketball Recap: Basile Comes Up Short

Basile lost against Hamilton Christian back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Basile Bearcats were outmatched by the Hamilton Christian Warriors and fell 62-26. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 375th, while the Warriors are ranked 82nd).

Basile has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-24 record this season. As for Hamilton Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Basile Bearcats take on the Merryville Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hamilton Christian has already played their next contest (against Jennings), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.