The Sterlington Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Franklin Parish Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Sterlington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.5 points per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Sterlington challenged Madison on Saturday. Sterlington fell 63-51 to Madison. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Jaguars are ranked 42nd).
| 12/28/24 vs Madison | 20 |
| 12/26/24 @ West Monroe | 24 |
| 12/23/24 @ Holy Savior Menard | 34 |
| 12/21/24 @ Union Parish | 28 |
| 12/19/24 @ Neville | 22 |
Sterlington might have lost, but man, Cooper Nelson was a machine: he went 8 for 18 on his way to 20 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. The contest was Nelson's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gaven Evans, who posted 12 points.
Even though they lost, Sterlington was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Franklin Parish got the win against Iowa on Saturday by a conclusive 63-37. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 21 points or more this season.
Franklin Parish's win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Sterlington, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Sterlington, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 75-57 loss to Franklin Parish when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Sterlington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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