Basketball Recap: John Curtis Christian Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

John Curtis Christian's tournament run continued when they took on Wheatley on Friday. The John Curtis Christian Patriots came out on top against the Wheatley Wildcats by a score of 74-66. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 45th in Louisiana, while the Wildcats are ranked 211th in Texas), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

John Curtis Christian's win bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Wheatley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-5.

John Curtis Christian has already played their next game, a 42-36 defeat against Fort Bend Elkins on the 28th. As for Wheatley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 70-66 loss against Catholic on the 28th.