Basketball Game Preview: Amite Warriors vs. Destrehan Wildcats

The Amite Warriors will be taking part in a tournament against the Destrehan Wildcats at 12:30 p.m. on Friday. Amite has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Amite is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Salmen on Monday as Amite made off with a 75-49 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given the Warriors' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Spartans are ranked 119th).

Meanwhile, Destrehan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a hard 62-44 fall against East Ascension.

Amite's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Destrehan, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-9.