After a string of three wins, the Captain Shreve Gators's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Pineville by a score of 45-42. While losing is never fun, Captain Shreve can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while Pineville is ranked tenth).
Several Gators players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Marcus Lofton, who scored 11 points. Another player making a difference was Jyrin Sowell, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
Captain Shreve's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2. As for Pineville, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Captain Shreve won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Peabody at 4:30 p.m. on December 16th. One thing working in Peabody's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. As for Pineville, they will head out on the road to face off against Sterlington at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Sterlington's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four games.
