Basketball Recap: Bishop Lynch's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Tuesday

Bishop Lynch hadn't done well against John Paul II recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Bishop Lynch Friars came out on top against the John Paul II Cardinals by a score of 66-56. Given the Friars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Cardinals are ranked 323rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Friars

Previous 2 Games

01/21/25 vs John Paul II	66-56
01/18/25 @ Bishop McGuinness	61-52

The win made it two in a row for Bishop Lynch and bumps their season record up to 21-10. As for John Paul II, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 17-13 record.

Bishop Lynch will face off against North Central Texas Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in North Central Texas Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games. John Paul II has already played their next matchup (against Nolan Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.