Basketball Recap: East Ascension Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with Catholic

On Thursday, East Ascension faced Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The East Ascension Spartans received a blow as they fell 65-50 to the Catholic Bears. The contest marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Spartans

Previous 5 Games

01/02/25 vs Catholic	50-65
12/27/24 vs Lutcher	72-63
12/23/24 vs Destrehan	62-44
12/20/24 @ Capitol	81-55
12/12/24 vs Prairieville	82-28

East Ascension moved to 8-1 with that defeat, which also ended their eight-game winning streak. As for Catholic, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-1.

East Ascension will challenge Prairieville on Tuesday. As for Catholic, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Walker at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.