Basketball Recap: North Central Hurricanes vs. Marksville Tigers
North Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 91-68 to the Marksville Tigers. The loss was just more heartbreak for the Hurricanes who fell 61-59 when the teams previously met back in November of 2022.
Leading Marksville to victory were Devin Lavalais and Dayne Small. Lavalais dropped a double-double on 23 points and 15 rebounds, while Small went 9 for 18 en route to 23 points plus eight rebounds and five assists. Small's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Price, who posted ten points in addition to seven assists and four steals.
North Central's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Marksville, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
North Central will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on St. Thomas More at 7:00 p.m. on December 10th. As for Marksville, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-43 victory against JS Clark Leadership Academy on the 3rd.
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