Basketball Game Preview: Port Barre Red Devils vs. Oakdale Warriors

The Port Barre Red Devils will take on the Oakdale Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.

Port Barre is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since December 14, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Avoyelles by a score of 54-52. The Red Devils have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Oakdale came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Trojans, posting a 61-29 win. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 25 points or more this season.

Oakdale is also on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.1 points per game. As for Port Barre, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.