The Catholic - N.I. Panthers waltzed into Saturday's matchup with four straight wins but they left with five. They slipped by Terrebonne 52-51.
When it comes to explaining why Terrebonne lost, one person who can't be blamed is Kylan Billiot. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 18 points and 10 rebounds. Billiot scored a full 35.3% of Terrebonne's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Ja?kari Maddox was another key contributor, scoring 9 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals.
Catholic - N.I.'s victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.7 points per game. As for Terrebonne, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Catholic - N.I. will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against North Vermilion at 6:00 p.m. on December 5th. As for Terrebonne, they will be playing at home against New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings (they are ranked 321st, while Terrebonne is ranked 112th).
