The Sterlington Panthers will head out to square off against the Holy Savior Menard Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Sterlington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.3 points per game this season.
On Saturday, Sterlington ended up a good deal behind Union Parish and lost 74-60. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Panthers came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Farmers are ranked 316th).
| 12/21/24 @ Union Parish | 28 |
| 12/19/24 @ Neville | 22 |
| 12/17/24 @ West Ouachita | 28 |
| 12/12/24 @ Vidalia | 31 |
Sterlington might have lost, but man, Cooper Nelson was a machine: he went 8 for 13 on his way to 28 points in addition to five boards and four steals. The game was Nelson's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Pearson, who posted 12 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Holy Savior Menard was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a hard 72-57 fall against Glenmora. Even if the Eagles couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Despite the defeat, Holy Savior Menard saw an underclassman step up: freshman Blake Foster went 9 of 15 on his way to 26 points and six rebounds. Those 26 points set a new season-high mark for Foster. The team also got some help courtesy of Baylor Smith, who had 11 points.
Holy Savior Menard's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Sterlington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-5.
Sterlington couldn't quite finish off Holy Savior Menard in their previous matchup back in November of 2016 and fell 46-43. Can Sterlington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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