The Pope John Paul II Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Franklin Road Academy Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Pope John Paul II came up short against Chattanooga Christian and fell 26-14.
Pope John Paul II might have lost, but man, Bo Bailey was a machine: he rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last six matchups, Franklin Road Academy finally came back down to earth on Friday. The match between them and Christ Presbyterian Academy wasn't particularly close, with Franklin Road Academy falling 21-7. The game marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Pope John Paul II now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Franklin Road Academy, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-1.
Pope John Paul II was dealt a bruising 48-6 loss at the hands of Franklin Road Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Pope John Paul II avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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