By Kyle Roberts
LAKE CHARLES, La. — For the second time this year, Ruston and Barbe will square off on the court.
The No. 22 Lady Bearcats (16-17) will be heading to southwest Louisiana on Wednesday, Nov. 5, for a 5 p.m. matchup with No. 11 Barbe (27-11), who Ruston faced in its host tournament “The Bearcat Brawl” back in September.
“I’m really excited to face Barbe for the second time this season,” Ruston Head Coach Mandy Cauley said. “We played some tough opponents over the weekend and played very well. I feel like we are in a good spot to go down and give the best version of our team.”
Playing in three sets, Barbe would get two out of three for the match in the first contest by final scores of 25-23, 22-25, and 15-10 with Ruston winning set two.
Ruston split a weekend tournament at The Dunham School in Baton Rouge, winning Friday over East Ascension 25-23 and 25-20, and then Saturday over Prairieville 25-20 and 25-22. The costs dropped matches in the middle to Dutchtown (23-25, 20-25) and Archbishop Chapelle (21-25, 16-25).
The winner will go on to face the winner of No. 6 Southside and No. 27 Terrebonne.
