Basketball Recap: Poyen Skates Past Fordyce with Ease

Indians

Previous 6 Games

01/17/25 @ Fordyce	59-13
01/16/25 vs Gurdon	61-20
01/07/25 @ Hampton	64-30
12/28/24 vs Kirby	64-34
12/27/24 @ Malvern	65-31
12/17/24 vs Parkers Chapel	68-34

Poyen entered their tilt with Fordyce on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They claimed a resounding 59-13 win over the Fordyce Redbugs. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Redbugs are ranked 221st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Poyen pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.7 points per game. As for Fordyce, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Poyen will square off against Ouachita at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Poyen's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games. Fordyce has already played their next match (against Woodlawn), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.