Basketball Recap: Bradenton Christian Drops Season-High Score on Winthrop College Prep Academy

Panthers

Team Score

01/04/25 vs Winthrop College Prep Academy	72
01/03/25 vs Venice	69
01/02/25 vs Bayshore	68
12/20/24 @ Keswick Christian	67
12/03/24 vs Gulf Coast HEAT	63

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bradenton Christian). They slipped by the Winthrop College Prep Academy Spartans 72-71 on Saturday.

Winthrop College Prep Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kai Brookins, who went 7 of 15 en route to 19 points and six assists. Another player making a difference was Jaiden Martin, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 19 points.

Bradenton Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.2 points per game. As for Winthrop College Prep Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.

Bradenton Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 68-41 victory against Saint Stephen's Episcopal on the 7th. As for Winthrop College Prep Academy, they will venture away from home to square off against Braden River at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.