Basketball Recap: North Vermilion Beats Westgate for Their 19th Straight Victory

North Vermilion entered their tilt with Westgate on Friday with 18 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 19. Their defense stepped up to hand the Westgate Tigers a 2-0 shutout. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Tigers are ranked 180th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

North Vermilion pushed their record up to 19-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.0 points per game. As for Westgate, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-11.

North Vermilion wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 60-44 victory against Northside on the 28th. As for Westgate, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Comeaux on the 28th.