Basketball Recap: St. Petersburg Catholic Takes a Loss

St. Petersburg Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 52-42 to the Canterbury Crusaders. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Barons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 58-40 back in December of 2024.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Canterbury to victory, but perhaps none more so than Roman Wilder, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. Canterbury is 7-3 when Wilder posts ten or more rebounds, but 3-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Oliver Forrester, who went 6 of 7 on his way to 14 points and four steals.

St. Petersburg Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Canterbury, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-8.

St. Petersburg Catholic will square off against Bishop McLaughlin Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Canterbury, they will face off against Lakeside Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.