It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Evangel Christian Academy can now relate to. They fell 52-41 to the Archbishop Rummel Raiders on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Raiders are ranked 20th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Archbishop Rummel to victory, but perhaps none more so than Grant Latino, who went 7-for-8 to rack up 15 points and seven boards. What's more, Latino also posted an 88% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Jackson Cosentino, who posted 14 points.
Evangel Christian Academy is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-25. As for Archbishop Rummel, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season.
Evangel Christian Academy has already played their next contest (against West Monroe), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Archbishop Rummel, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 66-41 victory against Iowa on the 22nd.
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