The Marksville Tigers's game on Monday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They secured a 52-46 W over Rapides. That's another feather in the cap for Marksville, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
When it comes to explaining why Rapides lost, one person who can't be blamed is Christopher Newton. Despite the final result, he scored 20 points along with 8 rebounds. The game was Newton's 11th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jashon Jones, who scored 12 points along with 5 assists.
Marksville now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Rapides, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Marksville will be playing in front of their home fans against Winnfield at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Rapides, they will square off against LaSalle at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. LaSalle will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while Rapides is ranked 116th).
