Ouachita Parish and West Monroe are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Ouachita Parish Lions will head out on the road to face off against the West Monroe Rebels at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ouachita Parish is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since December 3, 2024 on Monday. They came up short against Parkway, falling 66-41. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Panthers are ranked first).
Meanwhile, West Monroe was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 56-50 to Alexandria.
Ouachita Parish's loss dropped their record down to 18-7. As for West Monroe, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-12.
Ouachita Parish came out on top in a nail-biter against West Monroe in their previous meeting last Friday, sneaking past 47-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ouachita Parish since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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