After both having extra time off, the Wekiva Mustangs and the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 1:00 p.m. on March 7th. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Wekiva sitting on three straight wins and St. Thomas Aquinas on five.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Wekiva had no problem doing just that last Thursday. They breezed by the Hawks on the road to the tune of 57-29. Wekiva has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 22 points or more this season.
Wekiva found their leader in underclassman Senaia Asanya, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 15 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tierra Coleman, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas Aquinas faced Blanche Ely in a battle between two of the state's top teams. St. Thomas Aquinas came out on top against Blanche Ely by a score of 55-47 last Thursday. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but St. Thomas Aquinas was the better team in the second half.
Wekiva has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their victory bumped their record up to 21-9.
Things could have been worse for Wekiva, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 59-45 loss to St. Thomas Aquinas in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. Can Wekiva avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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