The Palm Harbor University Hurricanes are taking a road trip to challenge the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Palm Harbor University is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Seminole: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Palm Harbor University blew Seminole out of the water with a 73-38 final score. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Warhawks are ranked 351st), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Clearwater Central Catholic against Pinellas Park on Wednesday as the squad secured a 58-23 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Marauders.
Clearwater Central Catholic pushed their record up to 15-4 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.9 points per game. As for Palm Harbor University, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Palm Harbor University strolled past Clearwater Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in November of 2024 by a score of 51-37. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Clearwater Central Catholic's Emme Dalhoff, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Palm Harbor University still be able to contain Dalhoff? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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