Pope John Paul II has gone 3-0 against Goodpasture Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pope John Paul II Knights will challenge the Goodpasture Christian Cougars. Pope John Paul II is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row dating back to last season, Pope John Paul II finally turned things around against The Webb School on Friday. They snuck past the Feet with a 33-27 win. The Knights' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Bo Bailey went supernova for Pope John Paul II, rushing for 234 yards and four touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pope John Paul II was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Goodpasture Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 55-8 loss at the hands of Franklin Road Academy. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Panthers are ranked 27th).
Pope John Paul II's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Goodpasture Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Pope John Paul II against Goodpasture Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 41-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pope John Paul II since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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