North Webster proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 24) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged the Byrd Yellow Jackets out 54-52. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 1199th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Webster is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Byrd, they are on a 24-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
North Webster will take on Plain Dealing at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Byrd has already played their next matchup, a 35-18 loss against Minden on the 6th.
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