Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Buchholz walked away with it. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat the Matanzas Pirates 67-35. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Pirates are ranked 433rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Buchholz was led to victory by Alessia Chaves-Torres and Kennedy Wyckoff. Chaves-Torres went 7 for 12 en route to 16 points, while Wyckoff went 7 of 16 on her way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja'Niyah Fillmore, who went 5 for 8 en route to 10 points.
Buchholz is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-12 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Matanzas, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Buchholz will face off against Tocoi Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tocoi Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.1 points per game this season. Matanzas does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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