Basketball Game Preview: Bartram Trail Bears vs. Tocoi Creek Toros

Bears

Points

02/06/25 vs Forest	45
01/31/25 vs Riverside	52
01/29/25 vs Nease	24
01/27/25 vs First Coast	75
01/24/25 @ Nease	57
+ 18 more games

The Bartram Trail Bears will square off against the Tocoi Creek Toros at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Bartram Trail is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.5 points per game this season.

Bartram Trail is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Forest out 45-42. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bears have posted since January 23, 2024.

Bartram Trail's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alyssa Donohue, who went 8 of 16 to rack up 17 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. Donohue has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Miranda Campos was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards.

Meanwhile, Tocoi Creek entered their tilt with Buchholz on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Bobcats with a sharp 56-30 victory. The Toros have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 21 points or more this season.

Bartram Trail better focus on containing Gabi Iturralde and Audrey Beyer as the pair were huge in Tocoi Creek's win. Iturralde went 6 for 11 en route to 15 points along with six assists and four steals, while Beyer went 5 of 10 on her way to 16 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Asiana McCreary, who posted eight points and three blocks.

Bartram Trail is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points over those games. As for Tocoi Creek, their record now sits at 16-7.

Bartram Trail lost to Tocoi Creek on the road by a decisive 55-37 margin in their previous meeting back in January. Can Bartram Trail avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.