The Saint John Paul the Great Catholic Wolves were the 48-29 winner over Holton-Arms when they last played one another back in November of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. Saint John Paul the Great Catholic fell 47-36 to Holton-Arms on Friday. While losing is never fun, Saint John Paul the Great Catholic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 158th in Virginia, while Holton-Arms is ranked tenth in Maryland).
Several Wolves players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Talia Mendez-Rodriguez, who scored six points.
This is the second loss in a row for Saint John Paul the Great Catholic and nudges their season record down to 7-9. As for Holton-Arms, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-3.
Saint John Paul the Great Catholic will be playing at home against Oakcrest at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Oakcrest is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Holton-Arms, they will challenge Georgetown Day at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. Georgetown Day is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
