The Lafayette Lions will challenge the Northside Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Lafayette is headed into Friday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 56-50 heartbreaker at the hands of A.J. Ellender. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Lions came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Patriots are ranked 104th).
Meanwhile, Northside wrapped up 2024 with a 69-50 victory over Holy Savior Menard. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
Lafayette's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-2. As for Northside, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Lafayette came out on top in a nail-biter against Northside in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 63-60. Will Lafayette repeat their success, or does Northside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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