Opelousas Catholic suffered their closest defeat since December 13, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Rapides Mustangs by a score of 66-63. The Vikings were not able to make up for their loss to the Mustangs from their previous meeting back in December of 2023.
Leading Rapides to victory were Antwon Jones and Zayveian Johnson. Jones shot 5-for-6 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Johnson posted 24 points in addition to five boards and four steals. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Johnson has scored at least a third of Rapides' points. Jayden Wilson was another key player, putting up seven points and five boards.
Opelousas Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Rapides, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-11 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Opelousas Catholic will host Crowley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rapides has already played their next match (against Holy Savior Menard), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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