After flying high against the Shorecrest Prep Chargers on Saturday, the Hollins Royals came back down to earth. Hollins fell 33-22 to St. Petersburg Catholic on Saturday. Hollins has not had much luck with St. Petersburg Catholic recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Hollins saw an underclassman step up: Jaeci Burney scored five points along with five rebounds and two steals. Rebecka Williams was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with two steals.
St. Petersburg Catholic was led to victory by Elise Graham and Naomi Thompson. Graham scored 11 points along with three steals, while Thompson scored eight points along with 12 rebounds and three blocks. Graham has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaidon Jones, who scored seven points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Hollins' defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Hollins will head out on the road to square off against St. Petersburg at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully St. Petersburg focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 last Thursday. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, they will be playing at home against Largo at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Florida (Largo is ranked 315th, while St. Petersburg Catholic is ranked 328th).
