Epiphany falls despite strong effort from Alanna Moye

By Team Reports Jan 17, 2024, 3:26pm

Recap: Epiphany Falcons vs. John Paul II Catholic Saints

The Epiphany Falcons's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They took a serious blow against John Paul II Catholic, falling 69-28. While losing is never fun, Epiphany can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 396th, while John Paul II Catholic is ranked 35th).

Despite the loss, Epiphany still got an impressive performance from Alanna Moye, who scored 15 points. That was a full 53.6% of Epiphany's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Epiphany's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for John Paul II Catholic, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 14-2.

Epiphany will head out on the road to challenge Greenfield at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. That game will pit two of the most dominant players against one another: Darcy Dean and Moye. John Paul II Catholic's road trip will continue as they head out to face NC GBB Academy National at 5:30 p.m. on January 15th. One thing working in NC GBB Academy National's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matchups.