Slidell is 9-1 against the Bulldogs since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the Slidell Tigers will get right back to it and host the Fontainebleau Bulldogs at 7:15 p.m. on February 6th. Fontainebleau took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Slidell, who comes in off a win.
Pine typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Slidell proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 54-42 win over the Raiders. Given Slidell's advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Raiders are ranked 200th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Grant Bonnaffons and Mike Parlow were among the main playmakers for Slidell as the former scored 15 points along with two steals and the latter scored 17 points along with six steals. Parlow hasn't dropped below 17 points for three straight games. Jaden Hookfin was another key contributor, scoring four points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Fontainebleau pushed their score all the way to 59 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 82-59 walloping at the hands of Ponchatoula. Fontainebleau has struggled against the Green Wave recently, as their matchup on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Slidell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Fontainebleau, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12.
Slidell didn't have too much breathing room in their match against the Bulldogs when the teams last played back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 67-61 victory. Will Slidell repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
