Basketball Recap: Pine Piles Up the Points Against St. Martin's Episcopal

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

01/07/25 @ St. Martin's Episcopal	40
01/03/25 @ Ferriday	40
01/06/25 vs Loranger	33
01/04/25 @ Vidalia	31
12/29/24 vs Vidalia	31

Pine waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the St. Martin's Episcopal Saints, posting a 68-28 win. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 21 points or more this season.

Pine pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.7 points per game. As for St. Martin's Episcopal, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1.

Pine and St. Martin's Episcopal should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings. Pine (ranked 46th) will meet South Plaquemines (ranked 269th) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, St. Martin's Episcopal will face off against St. Charles Catholic at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday up 123 places (95 vs. 218).