St. Cloud won the last time they faced Merritt Island Christian and things went their way on Saturday too. The St. Cloud Bulldogs walked away with a 63-51 win over the Merritt Island Christian Cougars. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Cougars are ranked 332nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 02/01/25 @ Merritt Island Christian | 23 |
| 01/31/25 vs Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy | 19 |
| 01/30/25 @ Poinciana | 26 |
| 01/28/25 vs City of Life Christian Academy | 16 |
| 01/24/25 vs Gateway | 17 |
St. Cloud was led to victory by Arianna Viera and Savannah Kroener. Viera posted 23 points in addition to six assists and five rebounds, while Kroener went 7 of 14 en route to 18 points and four steals. Viera's evening made it seven games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Wetzel, who scored six points.
St. Cloud smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Merritt Island Christian only pulled down five offensive rebounds.
Despite the loss, Merritt Island Christian still got an impressive performance from Summer Snaith, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten boards. Snaith has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. Another player making a difference was Julia Rhodes, who went 5 for 8 on her way to 13 points.
St. Cloud has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Merritt Island Christian, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-11.
St. Cloud does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Merritt Island Christian, they will square off against St. Edward's on Thursday. St. Edward's will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Merritt Island Christian surely won't give up without a fight.
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