Basketball Recap: Catholic's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Friday

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Previous Games

02/14/25 - Away	67-60 W
02/13/24 - Away	58-66 L
03/11/23 - Neutral	57-54 W
02/14/23 - Home	60-66 L
12/02/22 - Neutral	60-70 L
+ 5 more games

Catholic hadn't done well against Scotlandville recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Catholic Bears came out on top against the Scotlandville Hornets by a score of 67-60. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked first, while the Hornets are ranked 48th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

When it comes to explaining why Scotlandville lost, don't look at Aaron Marshall. Despite the final result, he went 12-for-19 to rack up 33 points and six rebounds. Those 33 points gave Marshall a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Simmons, who posted 11 points.

Catholic's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 28-3. As for Scotlandville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 17-9 record this season.

Coming up, Catholic will face off against Woodlawn-B.R. at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodlawn-B.R. has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Scotlandville, they are taking a road trip to face off against Madison Prep Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.