Pensacola Catholic is 0-7 against West Florida Baptist Academy since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pensacola Catholic Crusaders will head out on the road to square off against the West Florida Baptist Academy Conquerors at 6:00 p.m. Pensacola Catholic is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Monday, Pensacola Catholic beat Destin 53-44.
Among those leading the charge was Maddie Hammergren, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenecia Swindell, who scored ten points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, West Florida Baptist Academy beat Pensacola Christian Academy 39-35 on Tuesday.
West Florida Baptist Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Olivia Pearce, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 20 rebounds. Pearce has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last nine times she's played. Another player making a difference was Makenna Enfinger, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.
Pensacola Catholic's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-13. As for West Florida Baptist Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Pensacola Catholic have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 35.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like West Florida Baptist Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 37.2 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pensacola Catholic came up short against West Florida Baptist Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 53-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pearce, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds. Now that Pensacola Catholic knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
