Basketball Game Preview: Vermilion Catholic Eagles vs. Ascension Episcopal

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Previous Games

01/30/25 - Home	39-34 W
12/28/23 - Away	39-33 W
12/01/21 - Home	47-53 L
12/04/19 - Neutral	38-35 W
01/05/18 - Away	73-29 W
+ 5 more games

Vermilion Catholic and Ascension Episcopal are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The Vermilion Catholic Eagles will venture away from home to face off against Ascension Episcopal at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Vermilion Catholic comes in on eight and Ascension Episcopal on three.

Last Friday, Vermilion Catholic was fully in charge, breezing past Highland Baptist Christian 58-24. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 26 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Ascension Episcopal took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 57-17 victory over Gueydan. Ascension Episcopal is also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the eighth match they've won by 20+ points this season.

Vermilion Catholic's win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-3. As for Ascension Episcopal, their victory bumped their record up to 14-11.

Vermilion Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Ascension Episcopal when the teams last played last Thursday, but they still walked away with a 39-34 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vermilion Catholic since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.