Basketball Game Preview: Tocoi Creek Toros vs. Beachside Barracudas

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Previous 5 Games

12/16/24 - Home	42-39 W
01/11/24 - Home	75-39 W
12/07/23 - Away	75-62 W
01/05/23 - Home	65-51 W
12/06/22 - Away	58-37 W

Tocoi Creek has gone 5-0 against Beachside recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Tocoi Creek Toros will challenge the Beachside Barracudas at 7:30 p.m. Tocoi Creek has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 200 points over their last three matches.

If Tocoi Creek beats Beachside with 72 points on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Tocoi Creek simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Crescent City 72-32. Given the Toros' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Raiders are ranked 659th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Beachside entered their tilt with Paxon School For Advanced Studies on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They managed a 43-39 win over the Golden Eagles.

Tocoi Creek's victory bumped their record up to 20-3. As for Beachside, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8.

Tocoi Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Beachside in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, sneaking past 42-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tocoi Creek since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.