St. John Paul II Academy was the 47-41 winner over West Boca Raton when they last played one another back in January of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The St. John Paul II Academy Eagles fell 64-57 to the West Boca Raton Bulls on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (56), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
St. John Paul II Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Dior Johnson, who posted 25 points and three steals, and Nick Durham, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 13 points and five rebounds. Durham is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian Mesa, who had five points and six assists.
This is the second loss in a row for St. John Paul II Academy and nudges their season record down to 7-6. As for West Boca Raton, with the victory, they broke their seven-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. John Paul II Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Somerset Academy - Canyons at 6:30 p.m. on January 10, 2025. St. John Paul II Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Somerset Academy - Canyons likes a good challenge. West Boca Raton also won't see the court for a while: their next game is against American Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025.
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