St. Paul is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Slidell is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Paul's Wolves will take on the Slidell Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Saturday, St. Paul's beat Salmen 70-61. Given St. Paul's advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while Salmen is ranked 153rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
In what's become a running theme this season, Slidell gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They blew past Tara 78-45 at home. With Slidell ahead 49-22 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Jaden Hookfin was his usual excellent self, scoring 28 points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jerry Birdlow, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
St. Paul's has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Slidell, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9.
St. Paul's strolled past Slidell in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 by a score of 66-52. Will St. Paul's repeat their success, or does Slidell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
