Basketball Recap: St. Michael Catholic Drops Highest Score of Season Against Pensacola Catholic

Cardinals

Team Score

01/16/25 @ Pensacola Catholic	59
12/20/24 vs Houston Academy	58
11/18/24 @ St. Luke's Episcopal	55
01/14/25 @ Satsuma	53
12/16/24 @ Gulf Shores	47

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Michael Catholic). They escaped with a win on Thursday against the Pensacola Catholic Crusaders by the margin of a single free throw, 59-58. The Cardinals didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this victory makes it their second in a row.

Pensacola Catholic's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sam Quebedeaux, who posted 18 points. Derion Gould was another key player, putting up 13 points.

St. Michael Catholic's win bumped their record up to 7-12. As for Pensacola Catholic, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-6.

St. Michael Catholic has already played their next contest (against Chickasaw), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Pensacola Catholic has already played their next matchup, a 65-58 loss against Navarre on the 28th.