The Louisiana Bulldogs's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their fourth straight loss. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 60-40 walloping at the hands of North Callaway. Louisiana was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as North Callaway apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February.
Louisiana's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jamal Blackwell, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds, and Javon Ries who scored nine points along with five rebounds. That's the first time this season that Blackwell scored 15 or more points.
North Callaway had a senior duo take command as Sam Pezold scored 22 points along with seven steals and five rebounds and Isiah Craighead scored 19 points along with six rebounds and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Pezold has scored at least 25% of North Callaway's points. Another player making a difference was Paul Russell, who scored eight points.
Louisiana's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for North Callaway, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Louisiana will head out on the road to face off against Palmyra at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Callaway's road trip will continue as they head out to face Paris at 11:30 a.m. on December 16th.
