Preview: Prince of Peace Eagles vs. Pantego Christian Panthers
The Prince of Peace Eagles will be playing at home against the Pantego Christian Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Prince of Peace will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak (dating back to last season) alive.
Prince of Peace pushed their score all the way to 68 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to John Paul II 73-68. While losing is never fun, Prince of Peace can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 284th, while John Paul II is ranked 49th).
Meanwhile, Pantego Christian was beaten by Covenant Christian 74-43 on Tuesday. Pantego Christian has not had much luck with Covenant Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Pantego Christian saw an underclassman step up: Evan Jackson scored 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aj Brooks, who scored nine points along with five rebounds.
Prince of Peace's defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 25-10. As for Pantego Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-18 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Prince of Peace against Pantego Christian when the teams last played back in November of 2018 as the team secured a 63-23 win. Will Prince of Peace repeat their success, or does Pantego Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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