Trinity Catholic fought the good fight in their overtime game against Tavares on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 52-51 to the Bulldogs. The Celtics were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2019.
Defeat or not, Trinity Catholic got some senior leadership from Javier Montero and Mike Neal. Montero posted 19 points, while Neal put up 13 points.
Tavares was led to victory by Landon Samuels and Todd Wright. Samuels shot 45% from the field on his way to 14 points, while Wright had 19 points.
Trinity Catholic's loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2. As for Tavares, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Trinity Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 53-41 win against Oak Hall on the 4th. As for Tavares, they have also already played their next game, a 56-45 defeat against Mount Dora on the 5th.
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