Byrd was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 33-28 heartbreaker at the hands of the Plain Dealing Lions. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 1351st, while the Lions are ranked 195th).
Byrd's defeat dropped their record down to 2-18. As for Plain Dealing, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season.
While Byrd had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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