If Holy Savior Menard was feeling good fresh off their 74-54 takedown of Simpson last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Holy Savior Menard Eagles were beaten by the St. Thomas More Cougars 75-35 on Thursday. 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 306th, while the Cougars are ranked seventh).
Despite the loss, Holy Savior Menard saw an underclassman step up: freshman Peyton Procell posted 11 points and eight boards.
Holy Savior Menard has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points per game. As for St. Thomas More, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-4.
Holy Savior Menard wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 66-63 win against Rapides on the 17th. St. Thomas More has also already played their next game (against Iota), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
