The St. John Paul II Catholic Lions will square off against the Tempe Prep Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
St. John Paul II Catholic is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against St. Augustine Catholic on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Lions lost 78-56 to the Wolves. The Lions were down 60-38 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Tempe Prep came up short against Arete Prep on Thursday and fell 74-65.
St. John Paul II Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Tempe Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
St. John Paul II Catholic was taken down by Tempe Prep 61-30 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Thankfully for the Lions, Austin Sampson (who almost dropped a double-double with 27 points and nine steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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