Basketball Recap: Clearwater Central Catholic Picks Up 12th Straight Win at Home

Clearwater Central Catholic won the last time they faced Pinellas Park and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders took their contest with ease, bagging a 58-23 victory over the Pinellas Park Patriots. The Marauders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 23 points or more this season.

Sophia Landen continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 6 of 13 en route to 16 points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Emme Dalhoff, who posted seven points and six assists.

Marauders

Offensive Rebounds

12/28/23 vs Southeast	27
01/15/25 vs Pinellas Park	26
01/18/24 vs Dunedin	25
12/21/23 vs Indian Rocks Christian	22
12/03/24 @ St. Petersburg Catholic	22

Clearwater Central Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in December of 2023.

When it comes to explaining why Pinellas Park lost, don't look at Ja?Naija Roney. Despite the final result, she had 22 points. That was a full 95.7% of Pinellas Park's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points.

Clearwater Central Catholic pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.9 points per game. As for Pinellas Park, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.

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