If the Florida Christian Patriots were feeling good off their 51-19 takedown of the Downtown Doral Dolphins last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Florida Christian fell 48-36 to the Dolphins on Tuesday. Florida Christian has struggled against the Dolphins recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Florida Christian saw an underclassman step up: Leah Perez scored 15 points along with three steals. Perez hasn't dropped below two steals for ten straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoe Campos, who scored four points along with three steals.
Florida Christian's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-9. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 25.8 points per game. As for Marathon, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season.
Florida Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against the Red Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Edison's defense has only allowed 24 points per game this season, so the Patriots' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Marathon, they and the Warriors will face off on February 5th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
