Diana Valencia and Sofia Cervantes secure win for St. John Paul II Catholic
By Team Reports
Dec 19, 2023, 10:16am
Recap: St. John Paul II Catholic Lions vs. Bisbee Pumas
The St. John Paul II Catholic Lions can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. The stars were shining brightly for them in a 52-38 victory over Bisbee. This was payback for St. John Paul II Catholic, who suffered a 59-15 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Leading St. John Paul II Catholic to victory were Diana Valencia and Sofia Cervantes . Valencia dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten steals, while Cervantes scored 22 points along with four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Cervantes has scored at least 25% of St. John Paul II Catholic's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Janey Lopez, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
St. John Paul II Catholic now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Bisbee, they have fallen quite a ways from their 17-7 record last season and are now at 3-7.
St. John Paul II Catholic will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Trivium Prep at 5:30 p.m. on January 3, 2024. Trivium Prep has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Bisbee will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Willcox at 5:30 p.m. on January 2, 2024.
