After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Natchitoches Central, Delhi was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They came out on top against the DeRidder Dragons by a score of 38-31. The Bears have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Dragons, too.
Delhi got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jatavis Hester out in front who went 6 of 11 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds. Hester continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jay Wright, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 14 points and six steals.
Delhi smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in February.
Delhi's win bumped their record up to 4-8. As for DeRidder, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-7.
Delhi won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Jennings at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Delhi is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.1 points per game this season. As for DeRidder, they and Lake Charles College Prep will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
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