Kathleen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 91-52 loss at the hands of the Bartow Yellow Jackets. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 650th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 121st).
Bartow found their leader in sophomore Messiah Borders, who went 7 for 16 on his way to 18 points in addition to six steals and five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Borders has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenny Cotton, who made all 6 shots he took to post 13 points along with six boards and three steals.
Kathleen's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Bartow, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-6.
Kathleen will host Ridge Community at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Bartow, they will head out to challenge Auburndale at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bartow is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 72.4 points per game this season.
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