The Tampa Catholic Crusaders will take on the Leesburg Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Tampa Catholic's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight games.
Tampa Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to George Jenkins for the full four quarters, racking up a 100-40 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 56-25.
Willie Piggott continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 13 of 16 en route to 29 points. Another player making a difference was Colby Cannizzaro, who posted 13 points and three steals.
Tampa Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Leesburg narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Central Florida Christian Academy 67-65. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Yellow Jackets.
Tampa Catholic is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points per game. As for Leesburg, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 8-6.
Tampa Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Leesburg in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 63-59 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tampa Catholic since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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