Basketball Recap: East St. John Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Win

Wildcats

Previous 6 Games

01/16/25 @ Covenant Christian Academy	59-48
01/09/25 @ East Iberville	39-27
01/06/25 @ West Jefferson	54-9
01/03/25 vs Ascension Catholic	60-32
12/27/24 @ White Castle	48-43
12/23/24 vs Westminster Academy	51-39

East St. John had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They came out on top against the Covenant Christian Academy Lions by a score of 59-48. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Lions are ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

East St. John's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.9 points per game. As for Covenant Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.

East St. John has already played their next match (against Lutcher), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Covenant Christian Academy has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Central Catholic.