Basketball Game Preview: Tocoi Creek Toros vs. St. Augustine Yellow Jackets

Tocoi Creek is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while St. Augustine is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Tocoi Creek Toros will welcome the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

If Tocoi Creek beats St. Augustine with 60 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Everything went Tocoi Creek's way against Bartram Trail on Friday as Tocoi Creek made off with a 60-39 win. The Toros have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, St. Augustine posted their biggest victory since November 20, 2024 on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 63-39 margin over Menendez. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-18.

Tocoi Creek's win bumped their record up to 16-1. As for St. Augustine, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season.

Tocoi Creek came up short against St. Augustine in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 59-50. Can Tocoi Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.