Park Vista has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 53-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinal Newman Crusaders on Wednesday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Cobras came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Crusaders are ranked 221st).
| 01/29/25 @ Cardinal Newman | 4 |
| 01/20/25 vs Centennial | 3 |
| 01/14/25 vs Palm Beach Lakes | 3 |
| 01/02/25 vs Oasis | 3 |
| 01/24/25 vs Atlantic | 2 |
Several Cobras players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Solomon Leinbock, who posted 14 points in addition to five boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave Leinbock a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Trenten Watkins, who had 17 points.
Cardinal Newman found their leader in sophomore Kingston Smith, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds. Those 16 points set a new season-high mark for Smith. Jayden Fenelus was another key player, going 5 of 7 en route to 14 points.
Park Vista's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Cardinal Newman, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-10.
Park Vista wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 59-50 defeat against Lake Worth on the 31st. As for Cardinal Newman, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 67-52 win against Monsignor Pace on the 30th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
