Jena lost against Avoyelles Charter back in December of 2022 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Jena Giants lost to the Avoyelles Charter Vikings on the road by a 63-44 margin. While losing is never fun, the Giants can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Vikings are ranked 35th).
Jalen Brown was his usual excellent self, going 8 of 15 en route to 21 points along with seven steals and six assists for Avoyelles Charter. The match was Brown's ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Armonii Benjamin, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 14 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Jena is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-3. As for Avoyelles Charter, they pushed their record up to 12-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Jena will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Forest at 5:00 p.m. on January 21st. As for Avoyelles Charter, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 71-32 win against Pineville on the 6th.
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