The Edna Karr Cougars and the Archbishop Rummel Raiders will compete for holiday cheer at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Edna Karr saw some tournament action on Thursday. They took a 68-53 bruising from Metairie Park Country Day. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Rummel was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Catholic, falling 72-49. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Bears are ranked first).
Edna Karr will have to contain Jackson Cosentino as he made an impact in Archbishop Rummel's last game. He went 7 for 13 on his way to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of TJ Duhe, who posted ten points.
Archbishop Rummel's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Edna Karr, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Everything went Edna Karr's way against Archbishop Rummel in their previous matchup back in February, as Edna Karr made off with a 59-37 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Edna Karr since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
