Basketball Recap: Tuesday's Loss Ends John Paul II's Winning Streak

Cardinals

Previous 5 Games

01/21/25 @ Bishop Lynch	56-66
01/17/25 @ Legacy Christian Academy	69-59
01/10/25 vs Dallas HSAA Red	75-66
01/07/25 @ DasCHE	75-66
01/04/25 vs Mountain Ridge	77-55

After a string of six wins, John Paul II's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 66-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bishop Lynch Friars. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Friars are ranked 134th).

John Paul II's loss dropped their record down to 17-13. As for Bishop Lynch, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season.

John Paul II has already played their next contest (against Nolan Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Bishop Lynch will be playing in front of their home fans against North Central Texas Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in North Central Texas Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games.