Plainview is 0-4 against Rapides since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Plainview Hornets will take on the Rapides Mustangs. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Plainview had no problem doing just that on Friday. They claimed a resounding 75-30 win over the Wildcats on the road. Winning may never get old, but Plainview sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Rapides humbled Family Community Christian with a 70-25 victory. Given Rapides' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while Family Community Christian is ranked 381st), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Christopher Newton, who scored 21 points along with four steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sheldrick Vall, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Plainview has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-11 record this season. As for Rapides, they pushed their record up to 22-11 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Plainview came up short against Rapides in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 55-49. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Newton, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds. Now that Plainview knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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