The Airline Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the Huntington Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Airline is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Airline is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since November 27, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Haughton by a score of 56-54.
Captain Shreve typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Huntington proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Gators by a score of 63-56. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Gators are ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Airline better keep an eye on Antonio Dixon. He was instrumental in Huntington's win, going 8 for 9 en route to 24 points and eight boards. Those 24 points gave Dixon a new career-high. Peyton Parker was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Huntington's record is now 17-7. As for Airline, their loss dropped their record down to 17-14.
Airline took a serious blow against Huntington in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 68-29. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Parker, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 17 points and four steals. Now that Airline knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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