On Tuesday, the Huntington Raiders didn't have too much trouble with the Byrd Yellow Jackets as they won 61-44. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 321st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Peyton Parker
| 02/11/25 @ Byrd | 6 |
| 01/02/25 vs Booker T. Washington-Shreveport | 5 |
| 12/26/24 @ Airline | 4 |
| 01/31/25 vs Airline | 3 |
| 12/27/24 vs Northwood | 3 |
Leading Huntington to victory were Peyton Parker and Antonio Dixon. Parker went 7-for-16 to rack up 17 points in addition to six assists and six steals, while Dixon dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Parker a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was LaCedrick Allen, who posted four points and eight rebounds.
Huntington has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Byrd, their defeat was their ninth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-27.
Looking ahead, Huntington will host Haughton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Byrd, they are taking a road trip to take on North Webster at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Byrd is facing North Webster at the right time seeing as North Webster is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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