The Lafayette Lions will head out on the road to take on the Barbe Buccaneers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Lafayette sitting on six straight wins and Barbe on eight.
Lafayette is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Acadiana to the tune of 75-9 on Tuesday. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 20 points or more this season.
New Iberia typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Barbe proved too difficult a challenge. They enjoyed a cozy 40-21 victory over the Yellowjackets. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 93rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Barbe pushed their record up to 28-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.3 points over those games. As for Lafayette, their victory bumped their record up to 16-11.
Lafayette skirted past Barbe 62-60 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lafayette since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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