It was a good run, but the Rapides Mustangs unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. Their rough 51-28 defeat to Avoyelles Charter might stick with them for a while. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Rapides has scored all season.
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Antwon Jones, who scored eight points along with four steals. Jones hasn't dropped below four steals for three straight games. Zayveian Johnson was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Rapides struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Avoyelles Charter pulled down 13 offensive rebounds.
Leading Avoyelles Charter to victory were Armonii Benjamin and Jalen Brown. Benjamin almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds, while Brown scored 25 points along with seven steals and five rebounds. Brown has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ronnie Day, who scored four points along with seven rebounds.
Rapides' defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-10. As for Avoyelles Charter, they pushed their record up to 22-9 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rapides will take on the Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Avoyelles Charter, they and the Bulldogs will face off at 6:00 p.m. on February 1st without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Harrisonburg will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings (they are ranked 351st, while the Vikings are ranked 71st).
