The St. Petersburg Catholic Barons's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by Countryside at home and fell 70-36. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points St. Petersburg Catholic has scored all season.
Despite the loss, St. Petersburg Catholic still got an impressive performance from Nick Berry, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. Berry scored a full 47.2% of St. Petersburg Catholic's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Josh Grobmyer was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
St. Petersburg Catholic bumped their record down to 1-9 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Countryside, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-4.
St. Petersburg Catholic will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against Indian Rocks Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Countryside is on the road again on Thursday and play against St. Xavier at 4:00 p.m. on December 28th. St. Xavier has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 936 points over their last ten games.
