Preview: St. John Paul II Catholic Lions vs. Odyssey Institute Minotaur
The St. John Paul II Catholic Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Odyssey Institute Minotaur at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. John Paul II Catholic will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Monday, St. John Paul II Catholic humbled Santa Rita with a 58-14 victory.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. John Paul II Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Isabel Sesmas, who scored 18 points along with 7 rebounds and 3 steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Sesmas has scored at least 25% of St. John Paul II Catholic's points. Another player making a difference was Diana Valencia, who scored 12 points along with 7 rebounds and 3 steals.
Meanwhile, Odyssey Institute was the victim of a rough 36-16 loss at the hands of Northwest Christian on Monday. Odyssey Institute has not had much luck with Northwest Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
St. John Paul II Catholic's win lifted them to 3-0 while Santa Rita's defeat dropped them down to 0-8.
St. John Paul II Catholic beat Odyssey Institute 29-21 in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. John Paul II Catholic since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
