St. Amant Gators (St. Amant, LA) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the visiting Ascension Catholic Bulldogs (Donaldsonville, LA), 65-58 in a non-league bout.

With the win, St. Amant upgrades its record to 9-4 on the season. The Gators host Belaire (Baton Rouge, LA) to play the Bengals in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 3. The Bengals go into the bout with a record of 3-9. Belaire won 47-43 in their recent non-league bout against Woodlawn-B.R. (Baton Rouge, LA)

Next up, the Bulldogs play the Highland Baptist Christian Bears (New Iberia, LA) in a non-league bout, on Monday, January 2. Ascension Catholic will attempt to upgrade on its 2-5 season record. The Bears go into the bout with a 0-7 record after their 78-50 non-league loss to Opelousas Catholic (Opelousas, LA).