The John Paul II Catholic Saints will take on the Pungo Christian Academy Raiders in a tournament on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, John Paul II Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill, but they still walked away with a 44-38 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Saints.
Drew Lysaght
| 12/01/25 vs Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill | 75% |
| 01/09/25 @ Epiphany | 57% |
| 11/19/24 vs Pungo Christian Academy | 40% |
| 02/03/25 @ Coastal Christian | 33% |
| 01/30/25 vs Christ Covenant | 33% |
John Paul II Catholic can attribute much of their success to Drew Lysaght, who posted nine points, and Micah Gray-Hundell, who had three points and eight boards. The dominant performance also gave Lysaght a new career-high in field goal percentage (75%).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pungo Christian Academy). They breezed past The Oakwood School to the tune of 80-41 on Tuesday. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 33 points or more this season.
John Paul II Catholic now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Pungo Christian Academy, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
John Paul II Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Pungo Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, winning 40-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Saints since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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