The Phoenix Spartans were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 54-48 to the St. Augustine Purple Knights. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 309th, while the Purple Knights are ranked eighth).
Phoenix dropped their record down to 13-21 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for St. Augustine, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 28-4.
As of now, neither Phoenix nor the Purple Knights have any future games scheduled.
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