Basketball Recap: John Paul II's Run of Seven Straight Wins Now Over

After flying high against Newman International Academy on Thursday, John Paul II came back down to earth. The Cardinals fell just short of the Trinity Christian Lions by a score of 70-67 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Cardinals have suffered since November 14th.

Trinity Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lucai Anderson led the charge by going 11-for-26 to rack up 27 points. Anderson continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of John Cooper, who shot 88% from the field on his way to 16 points and seven boards.

Cardinals

Previous 5 Games

12/04/25 vs Trinity Christian	67-70
12/04/25 vs Newman International Academy	93-35
11/29/25 vs South Oak Cliff	94-67
11/25/25 vs Liberty Christian	80-70
11/22/25 vs Mansfield Legacy	88-60

The loss snapped John Paul II's winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 10-3 record. As for Trinity Christian, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-1.

John Paul II has already played their next contest (against Legacy Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for the Lions, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 66-61 defeat against the Trojans on the 5th.