The Kaplan Pirates will challenge the DeRidder Dragons on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Kaplan is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against St. Martinville on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Kaplan was beaten by St. Martinville 70-32. The Pirates were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-16.
Meanwhile, DeRidder was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were dealt a 77-43 loss at the hands of Washington-Marion. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Charging Indians are ranked 64th).
DeRidder's defeat dropped their record down to 5-28. As for Kaplan, they dropped their record down to 3-28 with the loss, which was their 20th straight on the road dating back to last season.
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