Basketball Recap: Trinity Catholic Falls Despite Big Games from Julian Mendez and Jadiel Jimenez

Celtics

Previous 5 Games

12/06/24 @ Forest	61-81
12/04/24 vs Lake Weir	45-61
11/30/24 vs South Sumter	38-49
11/29/24 vs Varsity Opponent	62-51
11/25/24 vs Hope Academy	43-58

Trinity Catholic suffered their biggest defeat since February 1st on Friday. They lost 81-61 to the Forest Wildcats. Even though they lost, the Celtics' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.2 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).

Trinity Catholic's loss came despite strong showings from Jadiel Jimenez and Julian Mendez. Jimenez posted 13 points and three steals, while Mendez almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmanuel Sandoval, who had 12 points.

Trinity Catholic is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. As for Forest, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.

Trinity Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 64-42 loss against University Christian on the 7th. As for Forest, they will head out to square off against West Port at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Forest is facing West Port at the right time seeing as West Port is stuck on a five-game losing streak.