Basketball Recap: St. Augustine's Win on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to Three

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 had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They blew past the Kennedy Cougars 53-30. The Purple Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

St. Augustine's victory bumped their record up to 25-4. As for Kennedy, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-8.

Looking ahead, St. Augustine will challenge St. James at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in St. Augustine's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while St. James has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. Kennedy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.