The Barbe Buccaneers will take on the Negreet Indians in a holiday battle at at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Barbe is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Lafayette Christian Academy just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Knights an easy 67-47 win. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Buccaneers came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Knights are ranked 76th).
Meanwhile, Negreet had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 54-42.
Negreet now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Barbe, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-2.
Barbe was able to grind out a solid victory over Negreet when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 53-42. Will Barbe repeat their success, or does Negreet have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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