Bishop Verot has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost to the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks on the road by a 65-50 margin on Saturday.
Bishop Verot lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Austin Leslie, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Williams, who went 6 for 11 en route to 16 points and three steals.
Leading Santa Fe Catholic to victory were Tate Darner and Toby Lane. Darner went 9 of 17 on his way to 26 points along with five assists and four steals, while Lane made all 9 shots he took for 22 points and six assists. The contest was Darner's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ethan Knox, who posted seven points and eight boards.
Bishop Verot's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Santa Fe Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Bishop Verot and Santa Fe Catholic should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Bishop Verot will square off against Community School of Naples at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 160 places (127 vs. 287). Bishop Verot is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.6 points per game this season. Similarly, Santa Fe Catholic (ranked 88th) will meet Winter Haven (ranked 474th) at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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