After losing to Crescent City Christian the last time they met, Scotlandville decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Scotlandville Hornets secured a 56-52 W over the Crescent City Christian Pioneers on Saturday. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Pioneers are ranked 126th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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Leading Scotlandville to victory were Aaron Marshall and Jakarin Whitfield. Marshall posted 15 points and five boards, while Whitfield had ten points along with six assists and three steals. Whitfield has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenneth Jones, who earned six points and nine rebounds.
Scotlandville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for Crescent City Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Scotlandville will take on Eleanor McMain at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. As for Crescent City Christian, they will face off against West St. John at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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