The St. John XXIII Lions lost against the Lutheran South Academy Pioneers back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The matchup between St. John XXIII and Lutheran South Academy wasn't particularly close, with St. John XXIII falling 58-43. St. John XXIII has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, St. John XXIII had strong showings from Panayiotis "Penny" Palumbis, who scored 18 points, and Patrick "P.K." Krall, who scored 16 points.
Ben Hughes went supernova for Lutheran South Academy, scoring 16 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Kole Alexander, who scored nine points along with two steals.
St. John XXIII has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season. As for Lutheran South Academy, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-14.
St. John XXIII will look to defend their home court on Friday against Second Baptist at 6:00 p.m. Second Baptist has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,893 points over their last 26 games. As for Lutheran South Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against The Woodlands Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. The Woodlands Christian Academy is coming into the game with eight straight victories on the road, so Lutheran South Academy is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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