The Booker Tornadoes will square off against the Gibbs Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Booker comes in on 13 and Gibbs on three.
Booker extended their postseason success on Thursday against Robinson. They took down the Knights 63-47.
Booker can attribute much of their success to Jamareon Ruffin, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds, and Jovan Palavra, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Palavra continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last five games he's played. J.p Lattimore was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five rebounds.
In what's become a running theme this season, Gibbs gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They blew past Bayshore, posting a 75-48 win at home. Given Gibbs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while Bayshore is ranked 467th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Booker has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Gibbs, they pushed their record up to 23-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Booker was dealt a bruising 58-26 loss at the hands of Gibbs in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. Can Booker avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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