The Union Parish Farmers are taking a road trip to take on the Delhi Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Monday, Union Parish was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 39-33 to Arcadia. While losing is never fun, the Farmers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Hornets are ranked 76th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Delhi). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat General Trass 80-32. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 58-25.
Delhi's win came from a few key players Union Parish will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jatavis Hester, who went 13 for 16 on his way to 31 points. Those 31 points gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jay Wright, who went 8 of 12 en route to 20 points along with seven steals and six assists.
Delhi has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-15 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.4 points per game. As for Union Parish, their loss dropped their record down to 13-16.
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