The Mamou Demons will take on the Welsh Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Welsh is hoping to do what Oakdale couldn't on Friday: put an end to Mamou's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Mamou narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Oakdale 65-63. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Demons have posted since December 9, 2023.
Meanwhile, Welsh suffered their closest defeat since March 1, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Fairview by a score of 74-72. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Panthers are ranked 51st).
Mamou pushed their record up to 19-9 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Welsh, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Mamou came up short against Welsh when the teams last played back in December of 2020, falling 48-37. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Welsh's Will Green, who posted 20 points. Now that Mamou knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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