Basketball Recap: Tampa Prep Skates Past Carrollwood Day with Ease

Terrapins

Margin (Wins)

01/09/25 vs Dunedin	38
12/30/24 vs Boca Ciega	37
12/03/24 vs Patel	36
11/20/24 vs Jefferson	35
11/19/24 @ Bishop McLaughlin Catholic	34

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Tampa Prep on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Carrollwood Day Patriots out of the water with a 74-46 final score. The Terrapins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Tampa Prep's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from J'London Bivens, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine boards. Bivens has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kaii Levy, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 17 rebounds.

Tampa Prep smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.

Tampa Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season. As for Carrollwood Day, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-11.

Tampa Prep won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Berkeley Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Berkeley Prep will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Tampa Prep surely won't give up without a fight. As for Carrollwood Day, they will host Seffner Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.