St. Amant falls to Woodlawn for third straight loss

The latter half of the season has continued to be turbulent for the St. Amant Gators.

Since starting the year 15-2, they limped through a five-game losing streak. That finally came to a stop with a 62-61 win over Woodlawn.

The win ignited a three-game winning streak for the Gators but after just one week, they now face a four-game losing streak. They lost two tough parish matchups to East Ascension and Dutchtown and on Friday night, Woodlawn handed them another defeat in the form of a sluggish 50-35 loss within the district.

The game was knotted up at 11 at the end of one, but a lackluster second quarter put St. Amant in a hole that they could never dig themselves out of.

They were held to just four points for the quarter as Woodlawn took a commanding 25-15 lead into the break.

Though the Gators played much better in the third, there wasn't much letup for the Panthers. They kept a firm grasp on the game and boosted their lead to 13 heading into the fourth.

From there, they were able to close out St. Amant and win 50-35.

Cameron Lazare helped lead the way for Woodlawn with 13 as the Panthers improved to 18-9 overall with a 4-3 District 5-5A mark.

There wasn't much offense for the Gators. No one scored in double-figures, and Mason Clouatre led all scorers with only nine points. Donald LeBlanc was held to just five and so was Dominique Wilmore—who had exploded for 26 just a week earlier against East Ascension.

The loss dropped St. Amant to 18-10 overall—just 3-8 since the 15-2 start. The defeat also dropped them to just 3-4 within the district.

Following the Woodlawn loss, the Gators lost their fourth straight game. This time, the defeat came from McKinley 74-73.

The Gators will try to end the losing streak this week and catch fire with the playoffs approaching. They'll meet Catholic at home on Friday night.