Basketball Game Preview: Acadiana Rams vs. Lafayette Lions

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Previous Games

01/07/25 - Home	51-48 W
02/02/24 - Home	40-55 L
01/12/24 - Away	32-57 L
02/03/23 - Away	48-51 L
01/12/23 - Neutral	44-43 W
+ 5 more games

Acadiana and Lafayette are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Acadiana Rams will square off against the Lafayette Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

If Acadiana beats Lafayette with 39 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Acadiana beat Barbe on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 39-37. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.

Meanwhile, Lafayette waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Bears 66-45. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Lafayette's win bumped their record up to 19-14. As for Acadiana, their victory bumped their record up to 20-18.

Acadiana came out on top in a nail-biter against Lafayette in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 51-48. The rematch might be a little tougher for Acadiana since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.