It was a proper cat-fight when Ruston challenged Neville on Friday. The Ruston Bearcats fell just short of the Neville Tigers by a score of 46-43. The Bearcats have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Joy Fisher continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Neville, dropping a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. Those ten boards gave Fisher a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayla Taylor, who posted eight points and five rebounds.
Ruston's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-11. As for Neville, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-3.
Ruston has already played their next contest, a 71-48 victory against Gibsland-Coleman on the 28th. Neville has also already played their next game (against West Monroe), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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