Berkeley Prep played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by the Tampa Catholic Crusaders 78-39. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Crusaders are ranked 48th).
Tampa Catholic got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Neo Flores out in front who went 6-for-12 to rack up 21 points. Flores' big performance that evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sohan Alla, who shot 53% from the field en route to 22 points.
Berkeley Prep has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. As for Tampa Catholic, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-7.
Looking ahead, Berkeley Prep will head out on the road to take on Lakewood at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Tampa Catholic, they and Forest will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played.
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