Marksville and Bunkie are an even 4-4 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. The Marksville Tigers will be playing at home against the Bunkie Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Marksville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Marksville was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 43-42 to Jena.
Despite the defeat, Marksville had strong showings from Laylla Dorsey, who scored 21 points along with two steals, and Anneshia Reed, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 50% of Marksville's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
In what's become a running theme this season, Bunkie gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 63-38 margin over Bolton. Winning may never get old, but Bunkie sure is getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Marksville's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-8. As for Bunkie, they pushed their record up to 19-4 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home.
Marksville suffered a grim 55-33 defeat to Bunkie when the teams last played back in January. Will Marksville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
