Basketball Game Preview: Reeves Raiders vs. Lacassine Cardinals

Reeves is 0-10 against Lacassine since November of 2017 but things could change on Tuesday. The Reeves Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Lacassine Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Reeves knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 23 matches -- so hopefully Lacassine likes a good challenge.

Having struggled with three losses in a row, Reeves turned things around against Sacred Heart on Friday. They secured a 74-68 W over the Trojans.

Reeves can attribute much of their success to Christian Williams, who went 9 for 21 on his way to 21 points in addition to eight assists and five steals, and Carter Guillory, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 boards. The game was Guillory's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Fondon, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 14 points.

Reeves smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in ten consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Lacassine waltzed into their match last Saturday with 16 straight wins... but they left with 17. They put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 74-48 win. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 22 points or more this season.

Reeves' victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-8. As for Lacassine, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.

Reeves lost to Lacassine on the road by a decisive 80-62 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Reeves avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.