The Crowley Gent's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their eighth straight loss. They took a serious blow against St. Martinville, falling 66-21. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Crowley in their matchups with St. Martinville: they've now lost four in a row.
Crowley's loss came despite strong showings from Alaysia Arvie and D'Zyree Thorne. Arvie scored 11 points along with three steals, while Thorne scored no points. That was a full 52.4% of Crowley's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Crowley has not been sharp recently, as they've lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season. As for St. Martinville, they pushed their record up to 17-4 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Crowley will be playing in front of their home fans against Kaplan at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Martinville, they will head out on the road to square off against Erath at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Erath will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings (they are ranked 241st, while St. Martinville is ranked 95th).
