The Pickering Red Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the DeQuincy Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Pickering and six for DeQuincy.
Last Tuesday, Pickering came up short against East Beauregard and fell 69-58.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 95-57, which was the final score in DeQuincy's tilt against Rosepine on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 295th, while the Eagles are ranked 43rd).
DeQuincy's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13-1. As for Pickering, their loss dropped their record down to 11-16-1.
Pickering beat DeQuincy 68-58 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pickering 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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