Basketball Recap: Tampa Catholic Snags Fourth Victory in Last Five Games

By Team Reports Dec 27, 2024, 8:22pm

Basketball Recap: Tampa Catholic Crusaders vs. Union Catholic Vikings

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12/19/24 vs Robinson21

Tampa Catholic won the last time they faced Union Catholic, and Willie Piggott did his part to make sure it happened again. The Tampa Catholic Crusaders managed a 67-63 win over the Union Catholic Vikings on Friday thanks in part to Piggott, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 14 boards. He has been hot, having posted 16 or more points the last five times he's played.

Tampa Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points per game. As for Union Catholic, they moved to 5-1 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Tampa Catholic will challenge Hialeah Educational Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tampa Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 69.2 points per game this season. As for Union Catholic, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Union at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025.

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