St. Edward lost against Florida Prep back in February of 2020 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The St. Edward's Pirates were beaten by the Florida Prep Falcons 68-35. The contest marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
01/22/25 vs Florida Prep | 15 |
01/18/25 vs Lighthouse Private Christian Academy | 21 |
01/17/25 vs St. Petersburg Catholic | 24 |
01/15/25 @ Benjamin | 18 |
01/14/25 vs Morningside Academy | 26 |
Despite the defeat, St. Edward's had strong showings from Cody Simmonds, who posted 15 points along with five rebounds and three steals, and Wyatt Burdick, who scored eight points. The game was Simmonds' seventh in a row with at least ten points. Rushil Sura also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
St. Edward's has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-6 record this season. As for Florida Prep, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-2.
St. Edward's will face off against Cardinal Newman at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Cardinal Newman has insisted on making their lastfour contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 3-1 during that stretch of close contests. As for Florida Prep, they will square off against Palm Bay at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Florida Prep knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Palm Bay likes a good challenge.
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