Basketball Recap: Pensacola Catholic Snags Tenth Win in Last 12 Games

Crusaders

Margin (Wins)

01/09/25 @ Northview	55
12/13/24 @ Rocky Bayou Christian	43
12/06/24 vs Northview	38
12/20/24 vs Pensacola Christian Academy	36
01/10/25 vs West Florida Baptist Academy	24

Pensacola Catholic waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the West Florida Baptist Academy Conquerors as they made off with a 58-34 victory. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 24 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Sam Quebedeaux, who went 7 for 12 en route to 17 points and seven boards. Another player making a difference was Solomon Sutton, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 13 points.

Pensacola Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive games.

When it comes to explaining why West Florida Baptist Academy lost, don't look at Kaleb Wiggins. Despite the final result, he posted four points in addition to five steals and three blocks. Wiggins is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 11 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Hughes, who scored 12 points.

Pensacola Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.4 points per game. As for West Florida Baptist Academy, with the defeat, they broke their ten-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-3.

Pensacola Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 56-52 loss against West Florida on the 15th. As for West Florida Baptist Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 42-31 defeat against Paxton on the 13th.