It was a proper cat-fight when Ouachita Parish duked it out withSterlington on Tuesday. The Ouachita Parish Lions came out on top against the Sterlington Panthers by a score of 77-68. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Panthers are ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Sterlington still got an impressive performance from Cooper Nelson, who posted 31 points along with five assists and four steals. Gaven Evans was another key player, going 5 for 12 en route to 17 points.
Ouachita Parish has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.7 points per game. As for Sterlington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-10.
Ouachita Parish didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-64 victory against West Monroe on the 17th. Sterlington has also already played their next game, a 64-61 win against Montgomery on the 16th.
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