Basketball Recap: Gulf Coast HEAT Piles Up the Points Against Out-Of-Door Academy

Gulf Coast HEAT

Margin (Wins)

01/07/25 @ Community Christian	39
11/18/24 vs Universal Academy	38
12/19/24 @ Family Christian Academy	35
12/30/24 vs Alonso	35
12/10/24 vs Foundation Christian Academy	34

A well-balanced attack led Gulf Coast HEAT over Out-of-Door Academy in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Gulf Coast HEAT blew the Out-of-Door Academy Thunder out of the water with a 50-19 final score. Gulf Coast HEAT has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Gulf Coast HEAT's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bella Tuccy, who posted 15 points. Audriana Colten was another key player, putting up 13 points.

Out-of-Door Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Sophia Jobe, who had nine points and seven rebounds. Jobe has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.

The victory was the fourth in a row for Gulf Coast HEAT, bringing their record for this year to 11-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Out-of-Door Academy, they dropped their record down to 3-9 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home.

Gulf Coast HEAT wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 63-36 win against Southwest Florida Christian on the 14th. As for Out-of-Door Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 61-3 loss against Evangelical Christian on the 14th.