Preview: John Paul the Great Academy Guardians vs. Bishop Noland Episcopal Day Eagles
John Paul the Great Academy has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Bishop Noland Episcopal Day Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, John Paul the Great Academy got the win against First Baptist Christian by a conclusive 56-31. The victory was just what John Paul the Great Academy needed coming off of a 53-27 defeat in their prior contest.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead John Paul the Great Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ezra Moutin, who scored 16 points along with 5 rebounds and 5 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which Moutin has scored at least 25% of John Paul the Great Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Bobby Odinet, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Bishop Noland Episcopal Day put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 52-27 margin over Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics. Considering Bishop Noland Episcopal Day has won three games by more than 24 points this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Bishop Noland Episcopal Day can attribute much of their success to Charlie Kuehn, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Roy Washington, who scored 10 points along with 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Kuehn hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for three straight games. Keegan Myers was another key contributor, scoring 10 points.
John Paul the Great Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Bishop Noland Episcopal Day, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
John Paul the Great Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Bishop Noland Episcopal Day in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 48-42 victory. Will John Paul the Great Academy repeat their success, or does Bishop Noland Episcopal Day have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
