The Episcopal Knights will face off against the Slaughter Community Charter Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Episcopal knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Slaughter Community Charter likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Episcopal came up short against Southern Lab and fell 69-59. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Kittens are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, Slaughter Community Charter didn't have too much trouble with Iota on Tuesday as they won 53-38.
Episcopal's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 15-20. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points per game. As for Slaughter Community Charter, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-10.
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