Basketball Recap: New Braunfels Christian Academy Sets Scoring Season-High Against John Paul II

Wildcats

Team Score

01/07/25 vs John Paul II	84
12/10/24 vs John Paul II	79
11/19/24 vs First Baptist Academy	77
11/21/24 vs Non Varsity Tournament Opponent	73
12/03/24 vs Veritas Academy	69

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Braunfels Christian Academy). They blew past the John Paul II Guardians 84-44 on Tuesday. For the Wildcats, this counts as revenge for the 101-60 victory the Guardians walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2021.

When it comes to explaining why John Paul II lost, don't look at Dj Miller. Despite the final result, he posted 21 points along with five assists and five boards. That was a full 47.7% of John Paul II's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marco Rao, who had seven points.

The win made it two in a row for New Braunfels Christian Academy and bumps their season record up to 12-13. As for John Paul II, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.

New Braunfels Christian Academy will challenge Holy Cross at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. New Braunfels Christian Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for the Guardians, they will welcome the Centurions at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.