Basketball Recap: Molly Avrard's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Archbishop Chapelle over John Curtis Christian

Archbishop Chapelle lost against John Curtis Christian back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Archbishop Chapelle Chipmunks fell 57-44 to the John Curtis Christian Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Chipmunks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Patriots are ranked third).

Archbishop Chapelle lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Molly Avrard, who went 6-for-13 to rack up 17 points. Another player making a difference was Kelsie Schmidt, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 11 boards.

Archbishop Chapelle's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 17-6. As for John Curtis Christian, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-3.

Archbishop Chapelle has already played their next contest, a 45-34 win against Glen Oaks on the 6th. As for John Curtis Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 54-47 defeat against Southern Lab on the 6th.