Patriots
| 12/09/24 vs Mater Bay Academy | 33-30 |
| 12/05/24 vs Don Soffer Aventura | 55-37 |
Florida Christian posted their closest win since January 25th on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 33-30 victory over the Mater Bay Academy Rays. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Florida Christian was led to victory by Leah Perez and Faith Sumner. Perez posted 13 points, while Sumner had six points.
Despite the defeat, Mater Bay Academy saw an underclassman step up: freshman Victoria Josephs almost dropped a triple-double on 18 points, nine rebounds, and 11 steals. That was a full 60% of Mater Bay Academy's points, marking the third time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jeidy Rios, who earned four points along with eight rebounds and five blocks.
Florida Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Mater Bay Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Florida Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 54-15 loss against Archbishop McCarthy on the 11th. Mater Bay Academy will take on Academy for Innovative Education in a holiday battle at at 3:00 p.m. on December 17th.
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