The Franklin Parish Patriots will challenge the Vidalia Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Vidalia is facing Franklin Parish at the wrong time: Franklin Parish suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They were beaten by the Tigers 70-40. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Tigers are ranked 21st).
Meanwhile, Vidalia hadn't done well against Rayville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Vidalia came out on top in a nail-biter against Rayville, sneaking past 51-48. That's two games straight that the Vikings have won by exactly three points.
Vidalia pushed their record up to 5-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Franklin Parish, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-9.
Franklin Parish took their victory against Vidalia in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 64-42. Will Franklin Parish repeat their success, or does Vidalia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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