Basketball Recap: Pinellas Park Comes Up Short

Pinellas Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They took a blow against the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders, falling 58-23. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 579th, while the Marauders are ranked 130th).

When it comes to explaining why Pinellas Park lost, don't look at Ja?Naija Roney. Despite the final result, she posted 22 points. Roney's afternoon made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.

Sophia Landen continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Clearwater Central Catholic, going 6 of 13 on her way to 16 points and seven boards. Emme Dalhoff was another key player, putting up seven points and six assists.

Pinellas Park's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, their victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-4.

Pinellas Park has already played their next match, a 76-25 loss against Gibbs on the 17th. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 53-49 win against Palm Harbor University on the 18th.