Basketball Game Recap: Bishop McLaughlin Catholic Hurricanes vs. Crystal River Pirates

By Team Reports Dec 1, 2023, 6:59am

Recap: Bishop McLaughlin Catholic Hurricanes vs. Crystal River Pirates

The Bishop McLaughlin Catholic Hurricanes's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 54-16 loss at the hands of Crystal River. Bishop McLaughlin Catholic has not had much luck with Crystal River recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

When it comes to explaining why Bishop McLaughlin Catholic lost, one person who can't be blamed is Aliana Arana. Despite the final result, she scored 8 points along with 13 rebounds and 5 blocks. Arana scored a full 50% of Bishop McLaughlin Catholic's points, the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Immacul?e Spann, who scored 3 points along with 6 rebounds and 4 blocks.

Bishop McLaughlin Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Crystal River, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bishop McLaughlin Catholic will take on Hernando Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Crystal River, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Citrus at 5:30 p.m. Hopefully Citrus focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Tuesday.