Basketball Recap: St. Augustine Snags 14th Win in Last 15 Games

Purple Knights

Margin (Wins)

11/21/24 vs West Jefferson	45
12/10/24 vs East St. John	37
11/18/24 vs L.W. Higgins	35
12/05/24 vs Haynes Academy	34
01/17/25 @ Chalmette	33

St. Augustine won the last time they faced Archbishop Rummel and things went their way on Friday too. The St. Augustine Purple Knights put the hurt on the Archbishop Rummel Raiders with a sharp 50-28 win. The Purple Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.

Loss or not, Archbishop Rummel got some senior leadership from TJ Duhe and Owen Boudoin. Duhe posted 12 points, while Boudoin had four points.

St. Augustine is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Archbishop Rummel, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 14-9.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Augustine has already played their next game (against John Curtis Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Archbishop Rummel will be playing in front of their home fans against Warren Easton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.