Florida High School Basketball - Mitchell nips Gulf
(January 16, 2009: New Port Richey, FL 34655) Fans at Friday's league challenge between the
Mitchell Mustangs (New Port Richey, FL) and the visiting
Gulf Buccaneers (New Port Richey, FL), saw
Mitchell's basketball squad hold off
Gulf by a score of
36-31.
With the victory,
Mitchell improves its record to 10-6 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to
Tampa Catholic (Tampa, FL) to battle the Crusaders in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 17. The Crusaders come into the challenge with a record of 18-1.
Tampa Catholic won
74-65 in their recent league challenge against
Academy of the Holy Names (Tampa, FL)
Next up, the Buccaneers battle the
Nature Coast Tech Sharks (Brooksville, FL) in a
4A District 8 challenge, on Tuesday, January 20.
Gulf will attempt to improve on its 16-4 season record. The Sharks come into the challenge with a 15-5 record after their
55-18 league win over
Springstead (Spring Hill, FL).