The East Ascension Spartans and the Lutcher Bulldogs will round out the year against one another at at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Ascension has seven straight victories, Lutcher has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
While East Ascension didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They enjoyed a cozy 62-44 win over Destrehan on Monday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Wildcats are ranked 158th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lutcher came up short against St. Augustine on Monday and fell 61-50.
East Ascension's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Lutcher, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
East Ascension came up short against Lutcher when the teams last played back in November of 2014, falling 66-58. Will East Ascension 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.
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