Two dominant guards in Ashley Knox and Zion Mcrae are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Tampa Catholic Crusaders will square off against The Villages Charter Buffalo at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Tampa Catholic heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Saturday. They took a 63-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cardinal Mooney. The Crusaders haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, The Villages Charter had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 59.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They breezed past the Bulldogs to the tune of 75-33. Given the Buffalo's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 262nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The Villages Charter's victory bumped their record up to 22-5. As for Tampa Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-11.
Tampa Catholic strolled past The Villages Charter when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 61-45. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mcrae, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc to rack up 32 points in addition to six boards and three steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tampa Catholic still be able to contain Mcrae? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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