The Blessed Trinity Titans will take on the Pope Greyhounds in a holiday battle at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pope will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Blessed Trinity extended their winning streak to three on Saturday. The Titans came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 72-68 W against Providence Christian Academy.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pope, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Sequoyah by a score of 62-49 on Friday. While the Greyhounds didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Pope's win came from a few key players Blessed Trinity will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jack Kerns, who shot 86% from the field to rack up 12 points along with six boards and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Stanton German, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and ten rebounds.
Pope was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
The win got Blessed Trinity back to even at 5-5. As for Pope, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-3.
Blessed Trinity lost to Pope on the road by a decisive 69-52 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can the Titans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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