The John Paul II Catholic Saints will head out to take on the Coastal Christian Centurions at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. John Paul II Catholic will be strutting in after a win while Coastal Christian will be coming in after a loss.
John Paul II Catholic will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 27) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Arendell Parrott Academy 46-44.
Meanwhile, Coastal Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 65-31 loss at the hands of Cape Fear Academy. While losing is never fun, the Centurions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 460th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 191st).
Coastal Christian's loss dropped their record down to 4-17. As for John Paul II Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
John Paul II Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Coastal Christian in their previous matchup back in January, winning 45-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for John Paul II Catholic since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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