The Catholic - N.I. Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the St. Martinville Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Catholic - N.I. will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Catholic - N.I. didn't have too much trouble with Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy on the road as they won 46-30. Given Catholic - N.I.'s advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy is ranked 321st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. Martinville unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 55-42 to Sulphur.
Despite the defeat, St. Martinville had strong showings from Makharee Narcisse, who scored 18 points, and Delian Mallery, who scored 15 points.
Catholic - N.I. is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season. As for St. Martinville, their loss dropped their record down to 14-18.
Things could have been worse for Catholic - N.I., but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 63-45 loss to St. Martinville when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Thankfully for Catholic - N.I., Jevion Sam (who scored 16 points along with two blocks) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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