Basketball Game Preview: DeRidder Dragons vs. LaGrange Gators

The DeRidder Dragons will venture away from home to square off against the LaGrange Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. DeRidder is looking for their season's first victory.

Last Tuesday, DeRidder took a blow against Iowa, falling 70-22. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 322nd, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 27th).

Meanwhile, LaGrange blew past Eunice, posting a 45-4 win.

LaGrange pushed their record up to 10-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for DeRidder, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-19.

DeRidder was taken down by LaGrange 71-23 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can DeRidder avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.