On Friday, Ouachita Parish faced Ruston in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ouachita Parish Lions were beaten by the Ruston Bearcats 73-42. The match marked the Lions' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ruston to victory, but perhaps none more so than Keshun Malcolm, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 18 points. What's more, Malcolm also racked up four rebounds, the most he's had since back in November of 2024. Ahmad Hudson was another key player, going 6 of 8 to rack up 15 points and six boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Ouachita Parish and nudges their season record down to 19-8. As for Ruston, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Lions duke it out with the Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Ruston, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 66-48 victory against Winnfield on the 4th.
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