The St. Edmund Fighting Blue Jays are taking a road trip to face off against the Port Barre Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While St. Edmund didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Elton on Thursday as St. Edmund made off with a 46-21 win. Given the Fighting Blue Jays' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Indians are ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Port Barre waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Vikings 39-37.
St. Edmund is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Port Barre, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
St. Edmund strolled past Port Barre in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 51-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Edmund since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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