Indian Rocks Christian waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They were the clear victor by a 78-54 margin over the Keswick Christian Crusaders. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Crusaders are ranked 517th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Keswick Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Grant Cook went 8 of 12 on his way to 26 points and five rebounds. Cook has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Zach Bingham was another key player, going 7 for 15 en route to 17 points.
Eagles
| 01/30/25 vs Keswick Christian | 78-54 |
| 01/28/25 vs New Jerusalem Christian Academy | 63-40 |
| 01/21/25 vs Admiral Farragut | 73-57 |
| 01/13/25 vs Osceola | 61-58 |
| 01/07/25 vs Canterbury | 52-36 |
| + 4 more games |
Indian Rocks Christian's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.2 points per game. As for Keswick Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-11 record this season.
Indian Rocks Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, an 84-63 victory against St. Petersburg Catholic on the 31st. Keswick Christian has also already played their next contest (against The Classical Academy of Sarasota), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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