Basketball Recap: Gulf Coast HEAT Drops Season-High Score on Southwest Florida Christian

Gulf Coast HEAT

Margin (Wins)

01/07/25 @ Community Christian	39
11/18/24 vs Universal Academy	38
12/17/24 vs Out-of-Door Academy	35
12/19/24 @ Family Christian Academy	35
12/30/24 vs Alonso	35

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gulf Coast HEAT). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat the Southwest Florida Christian King 63-36. Gulf Coast HEAT has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gulf Coast HEAT to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kenna Baker, who posted 21 points. Audriana Colten was another key player, putting up 26 points.

Gulf Coast HEAT's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-5. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.4 points per game. As for Southwest Florida Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.

Gulf Coast HEAT will challenge Foundation Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Gulf Coast HEAT's defense has only allowed 26.8 points per game this season, so Foundation Christian Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them. Southwest Florida Christian has already played their next contest (against Neumann), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.