The St. Edmund Fighting Blue Jays will take on the Vermilion Catholic Eagles in a holiday battle at at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup 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. They walked away with a 47-40 win over Evans on Thursday. Given the Fighting Blue Jays' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Eagles are ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Vermilion Catholic came tearing into last Tuesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Panthers 68-26. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Vermilion Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for St. Edmund, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Everything went St. Edmund's way against Vermilion Catholic in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as St. Edmund made off with a 48-27 win. Does St. Edmund have another victory up their sleeve, or will Vermilion Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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