The Northside Vikings are taking a road trip to square off against the Lafayette Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lafayette took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Northside, who comes in off a win.
Northside saw some tournament action on Monday. They wrapped up 2024 with a 69-50 win over Holy Savior Menard. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Eagles are ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lafayette entered their game against A.J. Ellender on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Lafayette took a 56-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of A.J. Ellender. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Northside has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Lafayette, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-2.
Northside couldn't quite finish off Lafayette in their previous matchup back in January and fell 63-60. Can Northside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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