St. Thomas More Cougars (Lafayette, LA) boosters left the game satisfied Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad triumph over the visiting Patterson Lumberjacks (Patterson, LA), 65-24 in a non-league match.

With the victory, St. Thomas More upgrades its record to 8-2 on the year. The Cougars travel to Archbishop Hannan (Covington, LA) to face the Hawks in a non-league match on Friday, January 3. The Hawks enter the match with a record of 13-4. Archbishop Hannan won 79-22 in their recent non-league match against Chalmette (Chalmette, LA)

The Lumberjacks now sport a 5-14 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Plaquemine for a non-league match on Tuesday, December 31. Patterson will face a Green Devils squad coming off a 65-62 non-league loss to Thibodaux (Thibodaux, LA). The Green Devils record now stands at 6-3.