If Seminole was riding high fresh off their 62-39 takedown of Southeast last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Seminole Warhawks took a 60-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Warhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 355th, while the Marauders are ranked 153rd).
| 12/30/24 vs Clearwater Central Catholic | 2 |
| 12/28/24 vs Southeast | 9 |
| 12/27/24 @ Keswick Christian | 4 |
Despite the loss, Seminole saw an underclassman step up: freshman Riley Turknett went 6 of 13 on her way to 16 points and eight rebounds. Turknett has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Aubrey Close was another key player, putting up seven points and three steals.
Even though they lost, Seminole was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Seminole has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-3.
Seminole will venture away from home to face off against Largo at 8:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, they will host Countryside at 6:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025.
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