After flying high against Wilson Hall last Saturday, John Paul II came back down to earth. The John Paul II Golden Warrriors lost 65-44 to the Trinity Collegiate Titans on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Golden Warrriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Titans are ranked tenth).
John Paul II's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hollis Melnick, who posted eight points and three steals. Melnick continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Majorkiewicz, who earned 12 points.
John Paul II's defeat dropped their record down to 19-5. As for Trinity Collegiate, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
John Paul II has already played their next contest (against Porter-Gaud), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Trinity Collegiate, they will take on Ben Lippen on Monday.
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