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| 01/31/25 - Home | 73-42 W |
| 02/06/24 - Home | 66-36 W |
| 01/26/24 - Away | 60-62 L |
| 02/03/23 - Away | 52-62 L |
| 01/13/23 - Home | 56-57 L |
| + 5 more games |
On Friday, Ruston faced Ouachita Parish in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ruston Bearcats simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Ouachita Parish Lions 73-42. The Bearcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Ruston's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Keshun Malcolm, who went 7 of 12 to rack up 18 points. The dominant performance also gave Malcolm a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (67%). Ahmad Hudson was another key player, going 6 for 8 on his way to 15 points and six rebounds.
The win (which was Ruston's sixth in a row) raised their record to 13-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points over those games. As for Ouachita Parish, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-8.
Ruston has already played their next game, a 66-48 victory against Winnfield on the 4th. As for Ouachita Parish, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Lions challenge the Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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