There's no place like home for the St. John Paul II Panthers, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Saturday. They managed a 55-51 win over Munroe on Tuesday. This was payback for St. John Paul II, who suffered a 58-49 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Mario Forbes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 25 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of St. John Paul II's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shalako Moxey, who scored ten points.
St. John Paul II's win bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Munroe, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. John Paul II will take on North Florida Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Munroe, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Madison County at 7:30 p.m. Madison County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 511th, while Munroe is ranked 228th).
