Preview: Incarnate Word Academy Falcons vs. St. John XXIII Lions
The Incarnate Word Academy Falcons's road trip will continue as they head out to face the St. John XXIII Lions at 12:00 p.m. on December 28th. Incarnate Word Academy will be strutting in after a win while St. John XXIII will be coming in after a loss.
Last Saturday, Incarnate Word Academy's game was all tied up 18-18 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 36-28 win over Fort Bend Christian Academy.
Incarnate Word Academy found their leader in underclassman Ava Bocock, who scored 23 points.
Meanwhile, St. John XXIII's recent rough patch got a bit rougher last Thursday after their third straight loss. They fell to St. Pius X 46-40. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. John XXIII in their matchups with St. Pius X: they've now lost five in a row.
Incarnate Word Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for St. John XXIII, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Everything went Incarnate Word Academy's way against St. John XXIII in their previous matchup back in November of 2022 as Incarnate Word Academy made off with a 58-38 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Incarnate Word Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
