By Kyle Roberts
It been an expectedly quick scheduling for Ruston High head coach Jacquelyn Bean, considering the official pairing was only announced yesterday.
But the No. 12 Ruston High Lady Bearcats (8-8-1) will be hosting No. 21 East Jefferson (7-6-5) tonight with first touch set for 5:30 p.m at Hoss Garrett Stadium.
“The decision was made around lunch time (Tuesday) to play Wednesday due to East Jefferson being on Mardi Gras break at the end of the week, beginning Thursday, and their team possibly not having their full squad to travel because of the break,” Bean said. “I didn’t expect that East Jefferson’s request would be so soon; I requested later in the week because we just played last night in the rescheduled district match from the week of ice.
“I wanted to do what was right, and we want to win, but I also want us to deserve the win. Everyone understands it’s playoffs and if you lose you’re out, but I want the team to feel they deserve to be in the next round, not advance because we played half their squad because of other factors out of East Jefferson’s control. I reached out to the older girls on the team for how they felt about playing so soon in a match so important and they said it best: Let’s go.”
Admission with be $5 for adults and students will be able to get in free. Elementary students will be admitted for free with an adult.
