The La Salette Academy Lions had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 51-33 victory over Martinsville. For La Salette Academy, this counts as revenge for the 53-31 defeat Martinsville walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2023.
La Salette Academy had a senior duo take command as Eamon Martin scored 17 points along with four steals and Charles Prather dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Martin hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of William Fitspatrick, who scored seven points along with five assists.
Martinsville's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Adam Parcel, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Hector Herrrera, who scored ten points.
La Salette Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Martinsville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-16.
La Salette Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Arthur-Okaw Christian at 1:30 p.m. on February 3rd. La Salette Academy is coming into the contest with four straight wins at home, meaning Arthur-Okaw Christian will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Martinsville, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine at 2:30 p.m. on February 3rd. Hopefully Martinsville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Friday.
