Basketball Recap: Catholic Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Victory

Bears

Previous Games

01/07/25 vs University Lab	74-55
01/04/25 @ Ponchatoula	70-48
01/03/25 @ Walker	76-42
01/02/25 vs East Ascension	65-50
12/28/24 vs Wheatley	70-66
+ 3 more games

Catholic came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.9 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the University Lab Cubs 74-55. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked first, while the Cubs are ranked 39th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Catholic pushed their record up to 20-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for University Lab, with the defeat, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-6.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Catholic will venture away from home to face off against Walker at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for University Lab, they will head out to take on Istrouma at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.