With a playoff game on the line, the St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Yellow Jackets as they made off with a 64-42 win. The victory was just what St. Pius X Catholic needed coming off of a 61-22 defeat in their prior contest.
Despite the loss, Thomas County Central still got an impressive performance from Tia Floyd, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Floyd hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Travesha Giddens, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
St. Pius X Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-13 record this season. As for Thomas County Central, their loss dropped their record down to 21-8.
St. Pius X Catholic will head out on the road to challenge Woodward Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Woodward Academy is coming into the contest with 12 straight wins at home, so St. Pius X Catholic will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Thomas County Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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