The Tioga Indians will take on the Merryville Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Tioga came up short against Wossman on Friday, falling 52-26. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Wildcats are ranked third).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Merryville). They blew past DeRidder, posting a 97-53 victory. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season.
Merryville is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Tioga, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-7.
Tioga took their win against Merryville in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 45-23. Will Tioga repeat their success, or does Merryville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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