The Capitol Lions will head out to challenge the St. Helena College and Career Academy Hawks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Capitol has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while St. Helena College and Career Academy will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Friday, Capitol came up short against Richwood and fell 69-57. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Rams are ranked 18th).
While St. Helena College and Career Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They claimed a resounding 63-34 victory over Collegiate. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 29 points or more this season.
St. Helena College and Career Academy's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.2 points per game. As for Capitol, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Capitol came up short against St. Helena College and Career Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2015, falling 48-41. Can Capitol avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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