Basketball Recap: Clearwater Central Catholic's Victory on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Five

Marauders

Previous 5 Games

01/23/25 @ Lakeland Christian	56-42
01/21/25 vs Cambridge Christian	58-35
01/16/25 @ Hernando Christian Academy	69-22
01/15/25 vs Admiral Farragut	67-51
01/14/25 vs St. Petersburg Catholic	63-26

Clearwater Central Catholic waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They strolled past the Lakeland Christian Vikings with points to spare, taking the game 56-42. Given the Marauders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 301st, while the Vikings are ranked 638th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Lakeland Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being DJ Howard, who went 5 for 11 en route to 13 points and six boards. Another player making a difference was Drew Cruz, who posted 12 points and five rebounds.

Clearwater Central Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.1 points per game. As for Lakeland Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.

Clearwater Central Catholic will face off against Keswick Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Clearwater Central Catholic's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests. Lakeland Christian has already played their next game (against Seffner Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.