Tampa Catholic lost against Calvary Christian Academy back in March of 2017 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Crusaders lost 95-75 to the Eagles. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tampa Catholic's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Neo Flores, who shot 60% from beyond the arc en route to 27 points, and Skoot Donald, who went 6-for-15 to rack up 21 points and five assists. That was a full 36% of the Crusaders' points, marking the third time in a row Flores has posted more than a third of the team's points. Mehki White was another key player, putting up six points and six boards.
Cayden Daughtry was his usual excellent self, shooting 74% from the field on his way to 42 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds for Calvary Christian Academy. The matchup was Daughtry's fifth in a row with at least 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Zhu, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 12 boards.
Tampa Catholic now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Calvary Christian Academy, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Coming up, Tampa Catholic will head out on the road to square off against Maryknoll at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Calvary Christian Academy, they will be playing at home against Highlands Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Eagles will be up against the Knights' rather soft defense (which has allowed 61.5 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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