Southwood and Ouachita Parish are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. The Southwood Cowboys will venture away from home to face off against the Ouachita Parish Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, the stars were shining brightly for Southwood in a 61-47 victory over Captain Shreve. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Gators are ranked 232nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ouachita Parish waltzed into their game on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They took down the Rams 51-35.
Ouachita Parish has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Southwood, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-5.
Southwood won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, slipping by Ouachita Parish 39-38. Will Southwood repeat their success, or does Ouachita Parish have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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