Basketball Preview: St. John XXIII Lions vs. Lutheran South Academy Pioneers
The St. John XXIII Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Lutheran South Academy Pioneers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. John XXIII can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They walked away with a 41-30 victory over Kelly Catholic.
Meanwhile, Lutheran South Academy took their matchup on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 71-31 victory over the Bulldogs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lutheran South Academy.
St. John XXIII's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-13. As for Lutheran South Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-14 record this season.
St. John XXIII came up short against the Pioneers in their previous meeting back in January, falling 49-41. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lutheran South Academy's Jaylen Walker, who scored 20 points along with two steals. Now that St. John XXIII knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
