New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy and Belle Chasse are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Belle Chasse Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy suffered their biggest defeat since November 13, 2023 on Wednesday. They were beaten by Cohen 69-39.
Meanwhile, Belle Chasse strolled past Lutcher with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 58-40. Belle Chasse pushed the score to 49-26 by the end of the third, a deficit Lutcher cut but never quite recovered from.
Belle Chasse's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jaylen Hughes Ingram, who scored 14 points along with nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of MJ Bacani, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy dropped their record down to 0-10 with that loss, which was their eighth straight at home. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 14.6 points per game. As for Belle Chasse, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy came up short against Belle Chasse in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, falling 60-54. Can New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.