Basketball Game Recap: Brentwood Academy Eagles vs. Pope John Paul II Knights

By Team Reports Feb 19, 2024, 4:07am

Recap: Brentwood Academy Eagles vs. Pope John Paul II Knights

On Saturday, the Brentwood Academy Eagles faced the Pope John Paul II Knights in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Brentwood Academy took a 85-76 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pope John Paul II. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (63), Brentwood Academy still had to take the loss.

Pope John Paul II got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Fred Bailey out in front who scored 26 points. Another player making a difference was Trey Pearson, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds and four steals.

Brentwood Academy's loss dropped their record down to 20-7. As for Pope John Paul II, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-4.

Brentwood Academy will head out on the road to square off against Christian Brothers on Saturday. As for Pope John Paul II, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Baylor at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pope John Paul II knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 29 matchups -- so hopefully Baylor likes a good challenge.

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