The Mansfield Wolverines are taking a road trip to take on the Southwood Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Southwood took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mansfield, who comes in off a win.
Mansfield is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since January 9th on Tuesday. They blew past Rapides 73-49. The Wolverines pushed the score to 65-39 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Southwood suffered their closest defeat since December 22, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Washington by a score of 39-36. While losing is never fun, the Cowboys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Lions are ranked 29th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Eric Fuller, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds. Fuller is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacobi Davis, who posted 11 points.
Even though they lost, Southwood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Mansfield and bumps their season record up to 2-5. As for Southwood, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-3.
Mansfield took a serious blow against Southwood when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 63-21. Can Mansfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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