Baton Rouge defeat Southern Shreveport for first conference victories

Saturday February 27, 2021

Baton Rouge, La

Baton Rouge defeats Southern Shreveport in conference matchups, this afternoon, in the Bonne Sante Wellness Center.

In the women's game, the Lady Bears trailed 38-36 at the half. A third quarter rally by the Lady Bears gave them a 61-50 lead heading into the fourth quarter. The Lady Bears  would survive a late fourth quarter surge by the Lady Jags to earn the 78-71 victory  over Southern Shreveport. Baton Rouge was led by Angel Bradford with 21 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 6 steals. With the victory the Lady Bears improve to 3-5; 1-2 in conference play.

In the men's game, the Bears  trailed 26-25 at the half to the Southern Shreveport Port City Jags. The Bears would outscore the Jags 39 to 24, in the second half, guiding them to their first conference victory; 65-50. The Bears were led in scoring by Cameron Massey with 23 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals .With the victory the Bears improve to 3-4, 1-2 in conference play.

Baton Rouge will travel to Shreveport on Monday March 1 to take on Southern Shreveport. This is a makeup game from the weather issues the area faced last week.  The women will tip at 5 pm followed by the men at 7 pm at Booker T Washington High School