On Tuesday, Ouachita Parish faced Franklin Parish in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ouachita Parish Lions snuck past the Franklin Parish Patriots with a 54-49 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Lions also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2023.

Lions
12/17/24 vs Franklin Parish | 54-49 |
12/12/24 vs Richwood | 67-65 |
12/10/24 vs Bossier | 47-38 |
12/03/24 vs Wossman | 69-63 |
11/19/24 vs Sterlington | 79-58 |
+ 2 more games |
Ouachita Parish pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Franklin Parish, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-1.
Ouachita Parish is taking a road trip to square off against Richwood at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Richwood's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games. As for Franklin Parish, they will be home for the holidays to greet Mangham at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Mangham will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Franklin Parish surely won't give up without a fight.
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