Basketball Game Preview: The Village School of Naples Knights vs. Everglades City Gators

The Village School of Naples Knights will face off against the Everglades City Gators on Monday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

The Village School of Naples saw some tournament action on Thursday. They took a hard 63-49 fall against Donahue Catholic. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Shamrocks: they've now lost four in a row.

Meanwhile, Everglades City had to suffer through a 78-39 loss at the hands of Barron Collier. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 601st, while the Cougars are ranked 141st).

This is the second loss in a row for Everglades City and nudges their season record down to 10-12. As for The Village School of Naples, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.

The Village School of Naples came up short against Everglades City when the teams last played back in January, falling 72-64. Can The Village School of Naples avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.