Basketball Recap: St. Patrick Piles Up the Points Against West Marion

Fighting Irish

Margin (Wins)

12/28/24 vs Christian Collegiate Academy	35
12/20/24 @ Gautier	32
01/07/25 @ West Marion	30
01/03/25 vs Tylertown	11
12/27/24 vs Long Beach	6

St. Patrick entered their tilt with West Marion on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They claimed a resounding 53-23 victory over the West Marion Trojans. The Fighting Irish have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 23 points or more this season.

St. Patrick is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.2 points per game. As for West Marion, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.

St. Patrick didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 48-40 win against Perry Central on the 9th. As for West Marion, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 51-22 defeat against Tylertown on the 10th.