Preview: Rapides Mustangs vs. Plainview Hornets
Rapides is 4-0 against Plainview since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rapides Mustangs will challenge the Plainview Hornets. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
With a playoff game on the line, Rapides rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They blew past the , posting a 70-25 win at home. Given Rapides' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while Family Community Christian is ranked 381st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Christopher Newton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 21 points along with four steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sheldrick Vall, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Plainview had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Christ Episcopal School 75-30 on the road.
Rapides is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-11 record this season. As for Plainview, their win bumped their record up to 20-11.
Rapides didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Plainview in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 55-49 victory. Will Rapides repeat their success, or does Plainview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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