Basketball Recap: Sterlington Takes a Loss

It was a good run, but Sterlington unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 59-58 to the St. Frederick Warriors. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Warriors apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February.

Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tyler Nordan, who went 10 of 18 en route to 24 points. Those 24 points gave Nordan a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cooper Nelson, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine assists.

Sterlington's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for St. Frederick, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.

Sterlington didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 48-43 victory against Delhi on the 9th. As for St. Frederick, they will host Family Community Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.