Basketball Game Preview: Spring-Ford Rams vs. Pope John Paul II

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Previous Games

12/10/24 - Away	68-62 W
01/13/24 - Home	67-52 W
01/13/22 - Away	51-47 W
02/17/21 - Home	41-46 L
02/07/20 - Neutral	31-61 L
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Spring-Ford has gone 8-2 against Pope John Paul II recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Spring-Ford Rams will look to defend their home court against Pope John Paul II at 6:45 p.m. Pope John Paul II took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Spring-Ford, who comes in off a win.

On Tuesday, Spring-Ford was able to grind out a solid victory over Owen J. Roberts, taking the game 48-36. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Pope John Paul II unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell to Pottsgrove 58-54. While Pope John Paul II didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating Pottsgrove 9-4 in the first quarter.

Spring-Ford has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.4 points per game. As for Pope John Paul II, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4.

Spring-Ford didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Pope John Paul II in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 68-62 win. Will Spring-Ford repeat their success, or does Pope John Paul II have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.