The Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders will face off against the Berkeley Prep Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clearwater Central Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.6 points per game this season.
Clearwater Central Catholic is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing St. Petersburg Catholic: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Clearwater Central Catholic blew St. Petersburg Catholic out of the water with a 57-27 final score. The Marauders pushed the score to 45-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Barons had little chance of recovering from.
Clearwater Central Catholic relied on the efforts of Julia Comfort, who went 7 for 17 en route to 16 points plus three steals, and Emme Dalhoff, who went 5 for 10 en route to 11 points plus five steals. Comfort continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Sophia Landen, who had nine points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Clearwater Central Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Berkeley Prep didn't have quite enough to beat Keswick Christian on Tuesday and fell 55-52. The loss continues a trend for the Buccaneers in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now lost eight in a row.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Gabriella Nocco, who posted 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Taylor, who posted 13 points.
Clearwater Central Catholic now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Berkeley Prep, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Clearwater Central Catholic took their victory against Berkeley Prep when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 64-42. Will Clearwater Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Berkeley Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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