JOURNAL SPORTS

Are you sayin’, there’s still a chance?

Yes, for coach Steve Tucker, All-Star guard Paul Parks, and pals.

There’s still a chance for Tucker’s Shreveport Mavericks to win The Basketball League Central Division title and a No. 1 seed in the playoffs, despite last Saturday’s home loss to division leader Enid.

This weekend, there’s a rematch, this time during the SMavs’ swing through Oklahoma.

The TBL regular season wraps up with Shreveport going to play the Powtawatomi Fire and the Enid Outlaws. The top seed in TBL playoffs is on the line. But for the Mavs to claim it requires not only avenging last week’s loss to the Outlaws, but also squaring the ledger against the Fire.

The last time the Mavericks played the Fire was back on March 18 when Shreveport lost 110-108 at home.

The leading scorer for the Fire is Deshawn Munson with 25.6 points per game. He also leads the team in assists with 8.6 per game.

The Shreveport-Enid confrontation for first in the standings last Saturday resulted in a wide-open 139-126 decision for the Outlaws at the Gold Dome.

Ricardo Artis II leads the Outlaws with 21.3 points per game. Daylon Guy follows him with 20.1 points per game and leads the team in assists with 8.1 per game.

The top scorer for the Mavericks is Parks with 23.9 points per game. PJ Meyers leads the team in assists with 6.6 per game. 

Photo by LEE HILLER