It was a proper cat-fight when John Paul II faced off against Ponder on Friday. The John Paul II Cardinals fell 60-51 to the Ponder Lions. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 482nd, while the Lions are ranked 119th).
John Paul II has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Ponder, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
John Paul II and Van Alstyne will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Ponder has already played their next matchup (against John Paul II), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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