The St. John's Catholic Prep Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Chapelgate Christian Academy Yellowjackets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, St. John's Catholic Prep came up short against Annapolis Area Christian and fell 69-61. It was the first time this season that St. John's Catholic Prep let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Chapelgate Christian Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Friends out 70-67. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Chapelgate Christian Academy has posted against Friends since January 27, 2020.
Chapelgate Christian Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Julian Sabbat out in front who shot 4-for-7 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 28 points and 13 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Sabbat has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Justin Bishop, who scored 24 points.
St. John's Catholic Prep now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Chapelgate Christian Academy, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-10.
St. John's Catholic Prep barely slipped by Chapelgate Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in January, winning 71-70. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sabbat, who scored 27 points along with three blocks and two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. John's Catholic Prep still be able to contain Sabbat? There's only one way to find out.
