The Lafayette Lions will be playing at home against the Scotlandville Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lafayette can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest two weeks ago. They claimed a resounding 67-36 victory over Comeaux on the road. Given Lafayette's advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while Comeaux is ranked 208th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Scotlandville had no problem doing just that on Friday. They managed a 65-60 win over the Fighting Eagles.
Scotlandville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ja'marriyon Brown led the charge by dropping a double-double on 16 points and 20 rebounds. Another player making a difference was LaMarkus Williams, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Lafayette pushed their record up to 21-4 with that win, which was their 12th straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for Scotlandville, their victory bumped their record up to 21-12.
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