Basketball Recap: Kelly Catholic Piles Up the Points Against Southwest Louisiana Homeschool

A well-balanced attack led Kelly Catholic over Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Kelly Catholic Bulldogs blew Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool out of the water with a 58-25 final score. The Bulldogs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool, too.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Kelly Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Abigail Brown, who posted 25 points along with six boards and six steals. Those 25 points gave Brown a new career-high. Mattie Holmes was another key player, putting up 17 points.

Kelly Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.9 points per game. As for Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

Kelly Catholic will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Legacy Prep Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. As for Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Mount Olive Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Olive Christian will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool surely won't give up without a fight.