Basketball Game Preview: John Paul II Cardinals vs. Empowering Others Prep Kings

The John Paul II Cardinals will take on the Empowering Others Prep Kings in a holiday battle at at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.

John Paul II's tournament run continued when they took on Anna on Saturday. John Paul II took a hard 70-51 fall against Anna. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Empowering Others Prep didn't have too much trouble with Prestonwood Christian on Saturday as they won 64-48. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Kings' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 463rd, while the Lions are ranked 161st).

The win got Empowering Others Prep back to even at 4-4. As for John Paul II, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.