Poplar Springs hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They strolled past the St. John Paul II Panthers with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 33-16.
Despite the defeat, St. John Paul II saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ashlyn Naumann posted 11 points and four steals. That was a full 68.8% of St. John Paul II's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aliyah Medrano, who put up no points along with ten boards, four steals, and three blocks.
Poplar Springs has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-17 record this season. As for St. John Paul II, they dropped their record down to 4-11 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Poplar Springs wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 44-29 defeat against Chipley on the 4th. St. John Paul II has also already played their next game, a 36-17 loss against FAMU DRS on the 4th.
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