After a string of three wins, the David Thibodaux Bulldogs's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 46-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of New Iberia. While losing is never fun, David Thibodaux can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while New Iberia is ranked 12th).
Wayne Randall-bashay was his usual excellent self, scoring 15 points along with nine rebounds and three steals for New Iberia. The match was Randall-bashay's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Otis Anderson, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
David Thibodaux's defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for New Iberia, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
David Thibodaux won't have much time to rest: their next game is against St. Martinville at 5:15 p.m. on January 4th. Hopefully St. Martinville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Wednesday. As for New Iberia, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Alexandria at 2:35 p.m. on Thursday. Alexandria is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
