Basketball Preview: Patel Trailblazers vs. Tampa Catholic Crusaders
The Patel Trailblazers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Tampa Catholic Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Patel focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 28 on Thursday.
Patel can't be to happy about their upcoming road game considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home. They came up short against Land O' Lakes, falling 53-27. The Trailblazers were down 41-21 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
The losing side was boosted by Mugdha Pillappa, who posted five points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Tampa Catholic had just enough and edged Evangelical Christian out 51-49 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crusaders.
Tampa Catholic's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ashley Knox, who earned 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominique Boone, who scored ten points.
Patel took a serious blow against Tampa Catholic when the teams last played back in January of 2023, falling 55-22. Can Patel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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