St. John XXIII hasn't had much luck against St. Pius X recently, but that could start to change on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the St. John XXIII Lions challenge the St. Pius X Panthers at 6:00 p.m.
Last Friday, St. John XXIII lost to St. Agnes Academy on the road by a 38-22 margin. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1009th, while the Tigers are ranked 406th).
Meanwhile, St. Pius X waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. Everything went their way against the Falcons as they made off with a 55-34 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 21 points or more this season.
St. John XXIII's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for St. Pius X, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-2 record this season.
St. John XXIII came up short against St. Pius X in their previous matchup on January 14th, falling 47-42. Can St. John XXIII avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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