De La Salle has been on the road for five straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will finish 2023 at home by hosting the Ponchatoula Green Wave at 6:30 p.m. De La Salle will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings (they are ranked 161st, while Ponchatoula is ranked ninth).
Last Wednesday, De La Salle lost to Archbishop Rummel on the road by a decisive 70-52 margin.
Ponchatoula has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 24 points or more this season. They blew past Kennedy 61-37. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ponchatoula.
De La Salle bumped their record down to 4-9 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Ponchatoula, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
De La Salle might still be hurting after the 72-47 defeat they got from Ponchatoula when the teams last played back in January. Will De La Salle have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.