The John Paul II Cardinals will face off against the Bishop Lynch Friars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, John Paul II was fully in charge, breezing past Legacy Christian Academy 63-30. With the Cardinals ahead 41-19 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bishop Lynch, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 52-17 victory over Legacy Christian Academy. Given the Friars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while the Eagles are ranked 1137th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
John Paul II is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-15 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.6 points per game. As for Bishop Lynch, the win got them back to even at 14-14.
John Paul II beat Bishop Lynch 42-32 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Does John Paul II have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop Lynch turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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