After a string of three wins, St. John Paul II's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They received a blow as they fell 63-45 to the Godby Cougars. The Panthers were not able to make up for their loss to the Cougars from their previous meeting back in February.
12/10/24 vs Godby | 20 |
12/07/24 @ Maclay | 22 |
12/06/24 vs Altha | 17 |
12/05/24 @ Community Leadership Academy | 18 |
11/30/24 @ Williston | 22 |
When it comes to explaining why St. John Paul II lost, don't look at Mario Forbes. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 20 points and 17 boards. The match was Forbes' seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Cruz Fontenot, who posted eight points and six rebounds.
Godby got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaden Staten out in front who put up 15 points. Devin Anderson was another key player, putting up 14 points.
St. John Paul II's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Godby, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
St. John Paul II wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 62-40 victory against Wakulla on the 12th. As for Godby, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 79-52 win against Chiles on the 12th.
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