The St. John Paul II Panthers will take on the Christ's Church Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
St. John Paul II heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Friday. They fell 68-59 to North Florida Christian.
Meanwhile, Christ's Church Academy entered their contest against St. Johns Country Day on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Christ's Church Academy fell to St. Johns Country Day 55-50.
St. John Paul II will need to focus on slowing down Conner Whitaker, one of several Christ's Church Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 for 11 on his way to 18 points and five boards. Michael Jativa was another key player, going 5 of 8 to rack up 13 points.
Christ's Church Academy's loss dropped their record down to 17-4. As for St. John Paul II, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season.
Everything came up roses for St. John Paul II against Christ's Church Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2019, as the squad secured an 88-55 victory. Does St. John Paul II have another victory up their sleeve, or will Christ's Church Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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