Simsboro is 4-0 against Sterlington since November of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Simsboro Tigers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Sterlington Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on December 27th. Simsboro has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 786 points over their last 11 games.
Even though Quitman scored an imposing 67 points on Tuesday, Simsboro still came out on top. Simsboro took down Quitman 82-67.
Meanwhile, Sterlington pushed their score all the way to 62 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 84-62 walloping at the hands of Neville. While losing is never fun, Sterlington can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 178th, while Neville is ranked 43rd).
Cooper Nelson put forth a good effort for the losing side as he went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 43 points and 2 assists. The game was his 14th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kylan Bester, who scored five points along with six rebounds.
Simsboro is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Sterlington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-6.
Simsboro didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Sterlington in their previous meeting back in November, but they still walked away with a 48-42 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Nelson, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Simsboro still be able to contain him? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
