Digest Sports Brief:Jaguars dominate on the road

This past week the men and women’s basketball teams had stellar performances against the Bulldogs of Alabama A&M and the Delta Devils of Mississippi Valley. Both teams were able to gain another in the win column.
The men’s team defeated the Mississippi Valley Delta Devils by a score of 87-81.
Forward Shawn Prudhomme lead all shooters with 23 points with 4 of those points coming from behind the three point line. He was 9 of 17 in field goals and 1 of 2 from the free throw line. Forward Jared Sam also had a productive night on the hardwood with 9 rebounds, 7 of which on the defensive side of the ball.
The men’s basketball team then traveled to square off against Alabama A&M.
The Jaguars climbed their way out of a nail biter with a 53-52 victory. Forward Shawn Prudhomme was the leading scorer with 13 points, a 5/16 field goal average, and was 1 for 2 at the free throw line.
Guard Chris Thomas had 5 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 8 rebounds for the night. With 11 seconds left in the LaQuentin Collins snagged a rebound and scored the game winning bucket.
The men’s record improved to 8-11 on season and 4-2 in conference play. The Jaguars will face Alcorn State this weekend in Lorman, Mississippi.
The Lady Jags faced Mississippi Valley this past weekend, winning 51-44. The Lady Jags combined for 15 of 48 2-pointers and 3/8 from 3 point land. On the defensive the Lady Jags combined for 1 block and 11 steals. The Lady Jags also faced Alabama A&M this past weekend, outlasting the Lady Bulldogs 66-54. They shot a field goal percentage of 47.5% and a 3-point percentage of 20%.