St. Louis Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost to the Alexandria Trojans at home by a 55-38 margin. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Trojans are ranked tenth).
Alexandria's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tyshawn Duncan, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 boards. The dominant performance gave Duncan a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Jordyn Johnson, who posted 20 points and five rebounds.
St. Louis Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Alexandria, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
St. Louis Catholic will be playing in front of their home fans against Leesville at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Alexandria, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-54 victory against Lake Charles College Prep on the 11th.
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