Basketball Recap: St. Augustine Takes Down Ranked Ponchatoula

Purple Knights

Previous 6 Games

12/27/24 vs Ponchatoula	51-48
12/23/24 vs Lutcher	61-50
12/20/24 vs King Charter	59-41
12/17/24 @ Destrehan	56-41
12/13/24 vs Wright	50-32
12/10/24 vs East St. John	58-21

On Friday, St. Augustine faced Ponchatoula in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Augustine Purple Knights came out on top in a nail-biter against the Ponchatoula Green Wave, sneaking past 51-48. Winning may never get old, but the Purple Knights sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.

St. Augustine is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Ponchatoula, they moved to 7-3 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

St. Augustine will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Dunham at 5:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. As for Ponchatoula, they will be taking part in a tournament against Catholic at 12:30 p.m. on January 4, 2025.