Three of the parish basketball teams took to the floor over the past few days, with two of those teams coming away with significant wins.
On Tuesday night, the Basile Lady Bearcats traveled to Eunice to take on the St. Ed’s Lady Blue Jays and were able to sneak past their rivals 52-48. The win improved the Lady Bearcats’ overall record to 5-7.
That same night, the Basile boys entered hostile Blue Jay territory with the hopes of completing the sweep with St. Ed’s. Unfortunately, things did not go the Bearcats’ way, as the Blue Jays held off Basile for a 66-42 win.
The loss drops the Bearcats to 0-5 on the young season.
Finally, this past Saturday, the Ville Platte Bulldogs played their final game in the Northside Tournament held in Lafayette. After falling to North Central and Peabody on Thursday and Friday, the Bulldogs found a way to grind out a 67-61 win over the Washington-Marion Indians to increase their overall record on the season to 8-2.
Here is a run-down of those three games played.
Basile (G) vs. St. Ed’s
Things heated up right away with the Lady Bearcats and the Lady Blue Jays. Both clubs came out on fire offensively as St. Ed’s, behind three-pointers from Kinsley Marcantel and Mary Beth Lafleur, took a 15-13 lead after one quarter of play.
A 13-7 advantage in the second quarter gave the Lady Jays a 28-20 lead at the half. However, Basile picked up the pace in the third quarter and used the tandem of Frida Alvarez and Lainey Soileau, each recording eight points, to outscore St. Ed’s 23-10.
The Lady Bearcats finished the game with a 10-9 disadvantage in the fourth quarter, but were able to hang on for the win.
Basile (B) vs. St. Ed’s
St. Ed’s blasted out of the blocks and took a 21-9 lead after one quarter of play. Basile tightened up in the second quarter, only being outscored 17-11 to trail 38-20 at the half.
Another nine point quarter pushed the Bearcats even farther away from the Blue Jays, as St. Ed’s took a 55-29 lead heading into the final period. From that point on, it was just about maintaining the lead for the Blue Jays, as they closed out the game for the win.
Ville Platte vs.
Wash.-Marion
The Indians began the game on a roll offensively, taking an 18-10 lead after the first quarter of play. Ville Platte responded with a 20 point second period and trailed 37-30 heading into the locker room.
The Bulldogs found their way in the third quarter, outscoring the Indians 18-13. They then finished off the game with a 19-11 advantage in the final quarter.