Melbourne Central Catholic kept up with Orlando Christian Prep until halftime on Thursday, but afterwards: not so much. The Warriors really took it to the Hustlers for the full four quarters, racking up a 75-44 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Orlando Christian Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mason Pandov, who went 8-for-11 en route to 21 points. Another player making a difference was Josh Theus, who shot 43% from the field to rack up 16 points along with six assists and six rebounds.
Orlando Christian Prep was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They racked up eight more assists than Melbourne Central Catholic's also-impressive total of 12.
Melbourne Central Catholic lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Michael Barna, who posted nine points and six boards. Terrence Shannon was another key player, putting up six points.
Orlando Christian Prep has also opened the season with a perfect 2-0 record.
Orlando Christian Prep will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Boone on December 3. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 61-52 loss against John Carroll Catholic on the 21st.
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