The Pitkin Tigers will challenge the Avoyelles Charter Vikings on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Pitkin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 74-61 victory over Castor. Given Pitkin's advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while Castor is ranked 219th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Avoyelles Charter was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Glenmora 73-41. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Pitkin better focus on containing Jalen Brown and Armonii Benjamin as the pair were huge in Avoyelles Charter's win. Brown went 10-for-16 to rack up 30 points and five steals, while Benjamin shot 55% from the field en route to 14 points in addition to eight assists and eight rebounds. Those eight assists gave Benjamin a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ronnie Day, who posted six points and eight boards.
Avoyelles Charter smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Pitkin's win bumped their record up to 30-10. As for Avoyelles Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 21-7.
Things could have been worse for Pitkin, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 66-51 loss to Avoyelles Charter in their previous matchup back in January of 2017. Can Pitkin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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