Even though the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons scored an imposing 68 points on Friday, the Winthrop College Prep Academy Spartans still came out on top. Winthrop College Prep Academy walked away with a 80-68 win over St. Petersburg Catholic. The win made it back-to-back wins for Winthrop College Prep Academy.
Winthrop College Prep Academy was led to victory by Jason Johnson and Kai Brookins. Johnson dropped a double-double on 23 points and 10 rebounds, while Brookins scored 27 points along with 6 steals and 5 assists. That makes it four consecutive games in which Johnson has scored at least 25% of Winthrop College Prep Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Stephen Miller, who scored 4 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
The victory got Winthrop College Prep Academy back to even at 2-2. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Winthrop College Prep Academy will challenge IMG Academy Gray at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Petersburg Catholic's road trip will continue as they head out to face Clearwater Central Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on December 5th. Clearwater Central Catholic presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than St. Petersburg Catholic in Florida (Clearwater Central Catholic is ranked 56th, while St. Petersburg Catholic is ranked 520th).
