Basketball Recap: Boca Ciega Skates Past Pinellas Park with Ease

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Previous 3 Games

01/22/25 @ Pinellas Park	67-39
01/21/25 @ Clearwater	65-43
01/17/25 vs Northeast	83-41

Boca Ciega entered their tilt with Pinellas Park on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Pinellas Park Patriots, posting a 67-39 victory. The Pirates have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Patriots, too.

Boca Ciega's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jelani Nix Jr, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 11 points. Hunter Dyer was another key player, going 5 for 8 en route to 14 points.

Boca Ciega has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.4 points per game. As for Pinellas Park, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Boca Ciega will venture away from home to square off against East Lake at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. East Lake knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten matches -- so hopefully Boca Ciega likes a good challenge. Pinellas Park has already played their next contest (against Northeast), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.