Basketball Preview: St. John Paul II Panthers vs. North Florida Christian Eagles
St. John Paul II is 0-10 against North Florida Christian since January of 2017 but things could change on Monday. The St. John Paul II Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the North Florida Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Neither St. John Paul II nor North Florida Christian posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
St. John Paul II is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Maclay on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. John Paul II lost 38-15 to Maclay. The match marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
They got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of
Ashlyn Naumann and
Alyssa Jacobs, who each put up six points. Jacobs also led the team in rebounds with 13.
D?Nae Mosse took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with four assists.
Meanwhile, North Florida Christian had to suffer through a 48-14 loss at the hands of Blountstown. The Eagles have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
This is the second loss in a row for St. John Paul II and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for North Florida Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
St. John Paul II suffered a grim 39-15 defeat to North Florida Christian in their previous meeting back in February. Can St. John Paul II avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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