Tampa Catholic came tearing into Saturday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 77-66 victory over the Davenport Broncos. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Broncos are ranked 262nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 02/01/25 vs Davenport | 20 |
| 01/31/25 vs Jesuit | 15 |
| 01/29/25 vs Lakeland | 17 |
Tampa Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Willie Piggott led the charge by dropping a double-double on 20 points and 14 rebounds. Piggott's afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of K.J. Morgan, who went 9 of 14 on his way to 20 points and seven boards.
Tampa Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since the start of last season.
Tampa Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.5 points per game. As for Davenport, they now have a losing record at 12-13.
Tampa Catholic has already played their next game (against Tarpon Springs), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Davenport will challenge Celebration at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Davenport knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Celebration likes a good challenge.
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