The Pope John Paul II Jaguars lost against the Pine Raiders back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Pope John Paul II had to suffer through a rough 56-24 loss at the hands of Pine. Pope John Paul II was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-12.
Pope John Paul II's loss came despite strong showings from Meredith Bourdais and Elizabeth Barth. Bourdais scored 7 points along with 8 rebounds, while Barth scored 5 points. Bourdais scored a full 29.2% of Pope John Paul II's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
This is the second loss in a row for Pope John Paul II and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Pine, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pope John Paul II won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Riverdale at 5:00 p.m. on December 6th. Riverdale presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Pope John Paul II in Louisiana (Riverdale is ranked 92nd, while Pope John Paul II is ranked 259th). As for Pine, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Kentwood at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
