The Lacassine Cardinals will challenge the Avoyelles Charter Vikings at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Lacassine's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 31 contests.
Lacassine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They beat Choudrant by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 71-64. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Aggies are ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Avoyelles Charter came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 44-39 W against the Hawks. That's two games straight that the Vikings have won by exactly five points.
Avoyelles Charter's win bumped their record up to 24-7. As for Lacassine, their victory bumped their record up to 37-2.
Lacassine strolled past Avoyelles Charter in their previous meeting back in January of 2015 by a score of 57-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lacassine since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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