Bishop McLaughlin Catholic has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 26.57 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They were dealt a 60-5 loss at the hands of the Bell Creek Academy Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 485th, while the Panthers are ranked 200th).
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Malayna Cooper and Keegan Castelli, who each put up two points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bell Creek Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Natalia Long, who went 7 of 16 en route to 16 points and five steals. Long is becoming a predictor of Bell Creek Academy's success: when she posts at least five steals the team is 14-6 (and 2-4 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Christyana Allen, who posted ten points in addition to eight boards and four steals.
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-9. As for Bell Creek Academy, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-10.
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bell Creek Academy, they will welcome Seffner Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bell Creek Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.2 points per game this season.
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