Basketball Game Preview: Merryville Panthers vs. Basile Bearcats

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Previous Games

02/02/24 - Away	60-18 W
02/03/23 - Neutral	62-17 W
02/04/22 - Away	72-33 W
02/05/21 - Home	75-41 W
01/12/21 - Away	69-46 W
+ 5 more games

Merryville has gone 10-0 against Basile recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Merryville Panthers duke it out with the Basile Bearcats at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Tuesday, Merryville came up short against Grand Lake and fell 61-51.

Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Basile's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They were dealt a 62-30 defeat at the hands of Hamilton Christian. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Warriors are ranked 85th).

Basile's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 17-8. As for Merryville, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 18-7.

Everything came up roses for Merryville against Basile in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 60-18 win. Will Merryville repeat their success, or does Basile have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.