Basketball Preview: Ouachita Parish Lions vs. Ruston Bearcats
Ouachita Parish has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Ruston Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ruston took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Ouachita Parish, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Ouachita Parish was fully in charge, breezing past the Chiefs 75-30 at home. Given Ouachita Parish's advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Chiefs are ranked 277th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ruston came up short against the Trojans on Friday and fell 55-46.
The win got Ouachita Parish back to even at 15-15. As for Ruston, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-9.
Ouachita Parish skirted past the Bearcats 62-60 in their previous matchup last Friday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ouachita Parish since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
