On Thursday, Archbishop McCarthy earned a 64-54 win over Springstead. Given Archbishop McCarthy's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while Springstead is ranked 297th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Archbishop McCarthy to victory were George Sterr and Enrique Duboy. Sterr scored 14 points along with six assists and three steals, while Duboy scored 22 points. Duboy hasn't dropped below two steals for eight straight games. Guy Twitty was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Springstead lost, one person who can't be blamed is Austin Nicholson. Despite the final result, he scored 20 points along with three steals. Nicholson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ryan Sayre, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
Archbishop McCarthy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. As for Springstead, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Archbishop McCarthy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against University at 7:30 p.m. on January 5th. University is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games. Springstead won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Mitchell at 4:30 p.m. on January 5th. That game will pit two of the most dominant players against one another: Ben Unger and Nicholson.
