The Captain Shreve Gators had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.3 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They came out on top against Franklin Parish by a score of 57-44.
Leading Captain Shreve to victory were Aaron Guinn and Marcus Lofton. Guinn dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds, while Lofton scored 15 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Lofton has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Mar?Kedrion King was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Captain Shreve is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Franklin Parish, their loss dropped their record down to 17-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Captain Shreve will take on Byrd at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Byrd will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings (they are ranked 1168th, while Captain Shreve is ranked 53rd). As for Franklin Parish, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Neville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neville has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
