The John Paul II Catholic Saints will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, John Paul II Catholic came up short against Lawrence Academy and fell 73-63. While losing is never fun, John Paul II Catholic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 319th, while Lawrence Academy is ranked 141st).
Despite the loss, John Paul II Catholic had strong showings from Caleb Knight , who scored 24 points, and Kyle Watkins , who scored 21 points. Knight scored a full 38.1% of John Paul II Catholic's points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Latavious Moore, who scored 6 points.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for North Raleigh Christian Academy at home against Raleigh HomeSchool on Friday as the team secured a 66-23 victory. The win was just what North Raleigh Christian Academy needed coming off of a 68-45 defeat in their prior matchup.
North Raleigh Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Tristan Thompson, who scored 8 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 steals. Jayse Buckley was another key contributor, scoring 10 points.
The last time John Paul II Catholic won on the road was back two weeks ago. Having now lost three straight away matchups, they've bumped their record down to 1-3. As for North Raleigh Christian Academy, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. John Paul II Catholic hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 56 points per game. It's a different story for North Raleigh Christian Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 54.4 per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run up the score up higher Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
John Paul II Catholic lost to North Raleigh Christian Academy at home by a decisive 67-49 margin in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. Will John Paul II Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
