Two dominant centers in Kinsley Spoor and Tennae Cabral are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Petersburg Catholic Barons will take on the Wiregrass Ranch Bulls in a tournament on Friday. St. Petersburg Catholic's defense has only allowed 29.9 points per game this season, so Wiregrass Ranch's offense will have their work cut out for them.
St. Petersburg Catholic is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Chamberlain just ended the team's five-game winning streak last Saturday. They fell 38-28 to the Storm.
Despite the loss, St. Petersburg Catholic had strong showings from Naomi Thompson, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards, and Spoor, who dropped a double-double on 12 boards and ten blocks. Spoor is becoming a predictor of St. Petersburg Catholic's success: when she posts at least five blocks the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when she doesn't). Another player making a difference was Savannah Brown, who posted six points.
Even though they lost, St. Petersburg Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Wiregrass Ranch, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They managed a 34-29 victory over Newsome on Friday.
The win got Wiregrass Ranch back to even at 5-5. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
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