After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Lincoln Park Academy, Suncoast was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cardinal Newman Crusaders, sneaking past 59-56. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Chargers have posted against the Crusaders since November 21, 2014.
Several Crusaders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Katie Kent, who went 9 of 19 en route to 30 points. Those 30 points gave Kent a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Castro, who posted two points along with 22 rebounds and five steals.
Suncoast's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Cardinal Newman, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-4.
Suncoast will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Nova at 10:15 a.m. on December 27th. As for Cardinal Newman, they will face off against Santaluces at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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