On Friday, the Mamou Demons opened the new year with a less-than-successful 51-40 defeat to the Springfield Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 94th).
Mamou has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season. As for Springfield, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Mamou will venture away from home to square off against Kinder at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Springfield, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 51-24 loss against Albany on the 4th.
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