St. John XXIII lost against Concordia Lutheran on January 10th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The St. John XXIII Lions took a 67-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Concordia Lutheran Crusaders.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Concordia Lutheran to victory, but perhaps none more so than Robbie Chappell, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Chappell a new career-high in points. Loukas Naum was another key player, going 6 for 9 en route to 15 points and seven boards.
St. John XXIII has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-20 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for Concordia Lutheran, their victory ended a 12-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 6-23.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the St. John XXIII Lions duke it out with the St. Pius X Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Pius X has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Concordia Lutheran, they are taking a road trip to square off against St. Thomas Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Thomas Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season.
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