The Saline Bobcats will challenge the Gibsland-Coleman Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Saline will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They came up short against Summerfield, falling 51-31. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 237th, while the Rebels are ranked 100th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Gibsland-Coleman, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with a 62-52 win over Claiborne Christian on Friday.
Gibsland-Coleman is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.7 points per game. As for Saline, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-16.
Saline didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Gibsland-Coleman in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, but they still walked away with a 36-31 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Gibsland-Coleman's Baleigh Haulcy, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Saline still be able to contain Haulcy? There's only one way to find out.
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