The Tampa Catholic Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Evangelical Christian Sentinels at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Tampa Catholic is headed out to face Evangelical Christian after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. The Crusaders breezed past St. Petersburg to the tune of 71-30 on Tuesday. The Crusaders pushed the score to 50-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Green Devils had no chance of recovering from.
Ashley Knox
| 11/18/25 vs St. Petersburg | 30 |
| 02/13/25 @ The Villages Charter | 26 |
| 02/04/25 vs Winthrop College Prep Academy | 24 |
| 01/20/25 vs Clearwater | 22 |
| 01/04/25 vs Wesley Chapel | 21 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tampa Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ashley Knox, who went 10-for-20 to rack up 30 points and five boards. Those 30 points gave Knox a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelsey Sharpe, who shot 88% from the field en route to 18 points in addition to seven steals and five assists.
Tampa Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Petersburg only posted six.
Meanwhile, Evangelical Christian had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They walked away with a 68-58 win over DeSoto County on Thursday.
Tampa Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Evangelical Christian in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, sneaking past 51-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders 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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