Basketball Game Recap: Patterson Lumberjacks vs. New Iberia Yellowjackets
By Team Reports
Dec 15, 2023, 8:39am
Recap: Patterson Lumberjacks vs. New Iberia Yellowjackets
The Patterson Lumberjacks lost against the New Iberia Yellowjackets back in November of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Patterson was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 35-34 to New Iberia. Patterson has struggled against New Iberia recently, as their match on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
New Iberia's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Otis Anderson led the charge by scoring six points along with 13 rebounds. Those 13 rebounds set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin Frank, who scored 12 points.
Patterson now has a losing record at 4-5. As for New Iberia, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Patterson will be home for the holidays to greet Westgate at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. New Iberia won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Alexandria at 6:30 p.m. on December 15th. Alexandria is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
