St. John Paul II hasn't had much luck against Athens recently, but that could start to change on Monday. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the St. John Paul II Falcons challenge the Athens Golden Eagles at 1:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
St. John Paul II is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 19th straight game on Saturday. They took a 74-57 bruising from Wilson. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 421st, while the Warriors are ranked 189th).
Athens has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 54-47 to Muscle Shoals on Friday.
St. John Paul II's defeat dropped their record down to 1-19. As for Athens, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6.
St. John Paul II might still be hurting after the 63-41 defeat they got from Athens in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can St. John Paul II avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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