If Word of God Christian Academy was feeling good fresh off their 48-6 takedown of Southeast Halifax last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Word of God Christian Academy Holy Rams fell to the John Paul II Catholic Saints 40-34. While losing is never fun, the Holy Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Saints are ranked 81st).
When it comes to explaining why Word of God Christian Academy lost on Saturday, don't look at Christa Greene. Despite the final result, she posted 12 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Raven Mason, who had seven points and six rebounds.
John Paul II Catholic found their leader in sophomore Aaliyah Hinnant, who went 8 of 18 on her way to 21 points and five rebounds. The contest was Hinnant's ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Daise, who put up seven points and three steals.
Word of God Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for John Paul II Catholic, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
Word of God Christian Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Victory Christian Center at 6:30 p.m. on January 7th. Word of God Christian Academy's defense has only allowed 29.5 points per game this season, so Victory Christian Center's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for John Paul II Catholic, they will square off against Wayne Country Day at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. John Paul II Catholic is facing Wayne Country Day at the right time seeing as Wayne Country Day is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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