Kaplan is 9-1 against Crowley since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Kaplan Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Crowley Gent at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Kaplan suffered their biggest defeat since December 28, 2023 on Tuesday. They were the victim of a rough 74-49 defeat at the hands of Abbeville. Kaplan has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Crowley's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their eighth straight loss. They took a serious blow against St. Martinville, falling 66-21. While losing is never fun, Crowley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 304th, while St. Martinville is ranked 95th).
Crowley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Alaysia Arvie, who scored 11 points along with three steals, and D'Zyree Thorne who scored no points. That was a full 52.4% of Crowley's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Kaplan's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Crowley, they dropped their record down to 3-11 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Kaplan against Crowley when the teams last played on January 9th as the team secured a 53-11 win. With Kaplan ahead 29-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
