Basketball Game Preview: The Villages Charter Buffalo vs. Tampa Catholic Crusaders

The Villages Charter Buffalo will square off against the Tampa Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with The Villages Charter sitting on eight straight wins and Tampa Catholic on nine.

The Villages Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They breezed past Discovery to the tune of 80-47. The Buffalo have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 24 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Tampa Catholic strolled past Lake Highland Prep with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 82-64.

Tampa Catholic's win came from a few key players The Villages Charter will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Skoot Donald, who went 6-for-7 to rack up 19 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Campbell-Finch, who went 6-for-7 on his way to 19 points and seven assists.

Tampa Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 21-9. As for The Villages Charter, their win bumped their record up to 24-5.

The Villages Charter came up short against Tampa Catholic in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, falling 74-64. Can The Villages Charter avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.