Even though the L.W. Higgins Hurricanes scored an imposing 61 points on Wednesday, the South Plaquemines Hurricanes still came out on top. South Plaquemines managed a 66-61 win over L.W. Higgins. For South Plaquemines, this counts as revenge for the 36-33 loss L.W. Higgins walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.
Leading South Plaquemines to victory were Jovita Lightell and Byrsten Prout. Lightell scored 17 points along with 9 rebounds, while Prout scored 17 points along with 7 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Prout has scored at least 25% of South Plaquemines' points. Another player making a difference was Kyrin Davis, who scored 15 points along with 3 steals.
South Plaquemines' win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-6. As for L.W. Higgins, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
South Plaquemines will head out on the road to face off against Willow at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for L.W. Higgins, they will be playing at home against McDonogh 35 at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
