Basketball Game Preview: Pensacola Catholic Crusaders vs. Freeport Bulldogs

The Pensacola Catholic Crusaders just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Freeport Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Pensacola Catholic is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 59-57 heartbreaker at the hands of St. John Paul II. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Crusaders have suffered since November 26, 2024.

Meanwhile, Freeport came up short against North Bay Haven Academy on Tuesday and fell 74-67. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (61), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.

Pensacola Catholic will have to contain Julius Miles as he made an impact in Freeport's last game. He dropped a double-double on 34 points and 12 boards. That was a full 50.7% of Freeport's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Dameyan Martin was another key player, putting up 12 points and six rebounds.

Freeport's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-7. As for Pensacola Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.