On Saturday, the Pope John Paul II Knights faced the Brentwood Academy Eagles in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Pope John Paul II rang in the new year with a 73-64 win over Brentwood Academy. The win was nothing new for Pope John Paul II as they're now sitting on five straight.
Pope John Paul II had a senior duo take command as Fred Bailey scored 25 points along with five rebounds and Antonio Wilkerson scored 16 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. That makes it four consecutive games in which Bailey has scored at least 25% of Pope John Paul II's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Pearson, who scored 13 points along with three steals.
Pope John Paul II pushed their record up to 14-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Brentwood Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 11-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pope John Paul II will take on Father Ryan at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Father Ryan and Pope John Paul II are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Brentwood Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Christ Presbyterian Academy at 7:30 p.m. Christ Presbyterian Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while Brentwood Academy is ranked tenth).
