Marksville has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 61-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Alexandria Trojans on Tuesday. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Marksville lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Dayne Small, who went 6 for 15 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds. Small has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Devin Lavalais was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
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| 12/17/24 vs Alexandria | 50-61 |
| 12/13/24 @ Madison | 59-63 |
Even though they lost, Marksville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in ten consecutive matches.
Jarvell Bordelon was his usual excellent self, going 9 of 14 on his way to 19 points and eight rebounds for Alexandria. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyshawn Duncan, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards.
Marksville's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-3. As for Alexandria, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
Marksville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 68-62 defeat against Ferriday on the 19th. As for Alexandria, they will be taking part in a tournament against Northside at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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