Christ Presbyterian Academy and Pope John Paul II are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2019, but not for long. The Christ Presbyterian Academy Lions will venture away from home to face off against the Pope John Paul II Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Christ Presbyterian Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with nine straight losses, while Pope John Paul II will come in with three straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Christ Presbyterian Academy came up short against Tennessee Heat and fell 61-52.
Meanwhile, Pope John Paul II didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Brentwood Academy on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 56-52 win. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Eagles are ranked 38th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pope John Paul II has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season. As for Christ Presbyterian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-16.
Christ Presbyterian Academy was dealt a bruising 74-40 loss at the hands of Pope John Paul II when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pope John Paul II's Kamden Days, who went 12 of 17 en route to 32 points and eight boards. Now that Christ Presbyterian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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