Marauders
| 01/30/25 @ Pinellas Park | 74 |
| 01/03/25 vs Weeki Wachee | 70 |
| 01/16/25 @ Hernando Christian Academy | 69 |
| 01/15/25 vs Admiral Farragut | 67 |
| 01/07/25 @ IMG Academy Silver | 65 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clearwater Central Catholic). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat the Pinellas Park Patriots 74-39. Given the Marauders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Patriots are ranked 625th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clearwater Central Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but DJ Gibson led the charge by putting up six points along with six steals and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Gibson a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamryn Andrade, who went 5 for 7 en route to 10 points and four steals.
Clearwater Central Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.2 points per game. As for Pinellas Park, they dropped their record down to 2-14 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Clearwater Central Catholic and Northside Christian will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Clearwater Central Catholic is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games. As for Pinellas Park, they will take on Osceola on Monday. Pinellas Park is facing Osceola at the right time seeing as Osceola is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
