The St. James Wildcats will head out to take on the Assumption Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, St. James was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 55-51 to East St. John. St. James hasn't had much luck with East St. John recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Assumption was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a blow against Plaquemine, falling 64-30. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Green Devils are ranked 138th).
Assumption's defeat dropped their record down to 6-22. As for St. James, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
St. James didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Assumption when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 49-43 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. James since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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