The Northside Vikings will take on the Delhi Bears at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Northside has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Delhi will arrive with five straight victories.
Last Friday, Northside came up short against New Iberia and fell 38-28. While losing is never fun, Northside can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 158th, while New Iberia is ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Delhi beat Sterlington 57-51 on Tuesday.
Delhi's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ge'ryl Barnes led the charge by scoring 12 points along with 7 steals. Jay Wright was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with 5 steals.
Northside's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Delhi, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
