The Tate Aggies will venture away from home to square off against the Pensacola Catholic Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Tate is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Milton on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Tate took a blow against Milton, falling 47-14. The Aggies haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Pensacola Catholic lost to West Florida Baptist Academy on the road by a 64-46 margin on Tuesday.
Despite the loss, Pensacola Catholic saw an underclassman step up: freshman Angel Purifoy dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. Those 12 points set a new season-high mark for Purifoy. Danielle Gulley was another key player, scoring four points plus six rebounds and four steals.
Even though they lost, Pensacola Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Tate now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Pensacola Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Tate was taken down by Pensacola Catholic 56-12 when the teams last played back in January of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Tate was down 40-6.
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