Preview: Bishop Noland Episcopal Day Eagles vs. John Paul the Great Academy Guardians
The Bishop Noland Episcopal Day Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the John Paul the Great Academy Guardians at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Noland Episcopal Day is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
Bishop Noland Episcopal Day has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 25 points or more this season. They blew past Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics 52-27. Given Bishop Noland Episcopal Day's advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics is ranked 171st), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
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 is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. Keegan Myers was another key contributor, scoring 10 points.
Meanwhile, John Paul the Great Academy got the win against First Baptist Christian on Tuesday by a conclusive 56-31. The victory was just what John Paul the Great Academy needed coming off of a 53-27 loss in their prior matchup.
John Paul the Great Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ezra Moutin out in front 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Bobby Odinet, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds.
Bishop Noland Episcopal Day's victory bumped their season record to 5-0 while Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics' defeat dropped theirs to 2-5.
Bishop Noland Episcopal Day came up short against John Paul the Great Academy in their previous meeting back in January, falling 48-42. Can Bishop Noland Episcopal Day avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
