Basketball Recap: St. Edmund Sets Scoring Season-High Against Sacred Heart

Fighting Blue Jays

Team Score

12/28/24 vs Sacred Heart	69
11/27/24 vs Lake Charles College Prep	63
11/25/24 vs St. Joseph's - Plaucheville	58
12/06/24 vs Kinder	57
12/10/24 @ Port Barre	56

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Edmund). They walked away with a 69-61 victory over the Sacred Heart Trojans on Saturday. While the Fighting Blue Jays didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

St. Edmund has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.4 points per game. As for Sacred Heart, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Edmund will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Slaughter Community Charter at 6:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Sacred Heart also won't see the court for a while: their next game is against Teurlings Catholic at 5:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025.