The City of Life Christian Academy Warriors pushed their score all the way to 61 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of St. Petersburg Catholic by a score of 63-61. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game last Friday (55), City of Life Christian Academy still had to take the loss.
Nick Berry was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 30 points and ten rebounds for St. Petersburg Catholic. Another player making a difference was Tj Newton, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
City of Life Christian Academy has not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 6-14.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. City of Life Christian Academy and Southland Christian will face off at 6:30 p.m. on January 22nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. One thing working in Southland Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten matches. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, St. Petersburg Catholic and Shorecrest Prep will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
