John Paul II Catholic entered their contest against Cape Fear Academy on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The John Paul II Catholic Saints were dealt a 74-35 defeat at the hands of the Cape Fear Academy Hurricanes. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Saints this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 49-31 two weeks ago.
John Paul II Catholic's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Latavious 'TT' Moore, who posted ten points. Micah Gray-Hudnell was another key player, putting up ten points.
Cape Fear Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kareem Anderson out in front who went 8 for 9 to rack up 17 points. Thanks to that strong game, Anderson now owns an excellent 45.9% field goal percentage. The team also got some help courtesy of Stan Romer, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 14 points along with six boards and three blocks.
John Paul II Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Cape Fear Academy, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-11.
John Paul II Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 72-45 victory against Christ Covenant on the 30th. As for Cape Fear Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 53-27 win against Coastal Christian on the 29th.
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