Pope John Paul II is 0-7 against Crosspoint Christian since December of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. The Pope John Paul II Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Crosspoint Christian Wildcats at 5:30 p.m.
Two weeks ago, Pope John Paul II was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 28-27 to Quilcene. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Crosspoint Christian came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Rangers 53-10. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Rangers are ranked 355th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Crosspoint Christian is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.7 points per game. As for Pope John Paul II, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Pope John Paul II was dealt a bruising 69-18 loss at the hands of Crosspoint Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pope John Paul II was down 51-8.
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