Fans were treated to a Battle of the Bulldogs on Thursday. Iota took a 48-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ville Platte. The match was a 22-22 toss-up at halftime, but Iota couldn't quite close it out.
Leading Ville Platte to victory were Janiah Leday and Bri'Telah Freeman. Leday posted 17 points along with six rebounds and three steals, while Freeman almost dropped a double-double with ten points and nine steals. The dominant performance gave Freeman a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Raeosha Thomas, who had four points in addition to 13 boards and four steals.
Iota's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Ville Platte, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season.
Iota didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 34-31 win against Church Point on the 14th. As for Ville Platte, they will be playing at home against Port Barre at 6:00 p.m. on February 20th.
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