The Gulf Pointe Latin Gladiators will challenge Covenant Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Gulf Pointe Latin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.3 points per game this season.
Gulf Pointe Latin is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Varsity Opponent: they outscored them in every quarter. Gulf Pointe Latin was the clear victor by a 57-31 margin over Varsity Opponent on Tuesday. The Gladiators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 26 points or more this season.
Dean Fillmore continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 6 of 13 en route to 13 points in addition to five boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Chace Porten, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 13 points.
Gulf Pointe Latin was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, Covenant Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were outmatched by Bethlehem and fell 64-19. While losing is never fun, Covenant Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 765th, while Bethlehem is ranked 278th).
Covenant Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Gulf Pointe Latin, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-6.
Everything came up roses for Gulf Pointe Latin against Covenant Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 64-36 win. Will Gulf Pointe Latin repeat their success, or does Covenant Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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