The Buchholz Bobcats will take on the Tocoi Creek Toros at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Buchholz is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They breezed by Matanzas to the tune of 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 relied on the efforts of Alessia Chaves-Torres, who went 7 for 12 en route to 16 points, and Kennedy Wyckoff, who went 7 of 16 on her way to 17 points. Ja'Niyah Fillmore was another key player, going 5 of 8 en route to 10 points.
Meanwhile, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Tocoi Creek made off with a 39-38 win over Nease. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Toros.
Tocoi Creek's win came from a few key players Buchholz will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Asiana McCreary, who went 5 for 11 on her way to 10 points along with five boards and three steals. Another player making a difference was Gabi Iturralde, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Tocoi Creek is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for Buchholz, their victory bumped their record up to 9-12.
Buchholz came up short against Tocoi Creek in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 61-53. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Iturralde, who went 7 of 14 en route to 18 points in addition to seven boards and four steals. Now that Buchholz knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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