John Paul II Catholic lost against North Raleigh Christian Academy back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The John Paul II Catholic Saints were outmatched by the North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights on the road and fell 62-33. The loss continues a trend for the Saints in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost three in a row.
John Paul II Catholic's loss came despite strong showings from Jamal Biggs and Gabe Lewis. Biggs went 6 for 14 en route to 17 points, while Lewis went 6 for 15 en route to 13 points. What's more, Biggs also posted a 38% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in January.
North Raleigh Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brennen Jefferson led the charge by going 8 for 14 en route to 16 points. Another player making a difference was Julian Hernandez, who went 5 for 8 en route to 14 points.
John Paul II Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for North Raleigh Christian Academy, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-4.
John Paul II Catholic has already played their next game (against North Raleigh Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for North Raleigh Christian Academy, they and Covenant Day will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. North Raleigh Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.4 points per game this season.
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