The Bishop Moore Hornets lost to the Central Florida Christian Academy Eagles back in January of 2022, but the Bishop Moore Hornets didn't allow the Central Florida Christian Academy Eagles the same satisfaction on Thursday. Bishop Moore secured a 55-49 W over Central Florida Christian Academy. Given Bishop Moore's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while Central Florida Christian Academy is ranked 603rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bishop Moore to victory, but perhaps none more so than Justin Suarez, who scored 15 points. Cameron Codio was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Despite the loss, Central Florida Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Justin Brigham scored 18 points. That's the first time this season that Brigham scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marko Pandiloski, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
Central Florida Christian Academy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only an offensive rebound. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Bishop Moore is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Central Florida Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Bishop Moore will take on Seabreeze at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Seabreeze is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 62.2 points per game. Central Florida Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Legacy Charter at 7:00 p.m. on December 8th. Legacy Charter has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
