The Tocoi Creek Toros will venture away from home to challenge the Riverside Generals at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tocoi Creek has three straight wins, Riverside has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Tocoi Creek can't be too worried about heading out to take on Riverside: they just beat Bartram Trail at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Tocoi Creek took down Bartram Trail 55-37 on Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tocoi Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Asiana McCreary, who went 8 for 11 on her way to 18 points and eight rebounds. McCreary is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey Beyer, who went 7 of 16 on her way to 21 points and seven rebounds.
Tocoi Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Riverside was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap back in December of 2024 as they fell 38-33 to Ridgeview. While losing is never fun, the Generals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 351st, while the Panthers are ranked 68th).
Tocoi Creek's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Tocoi Creek took a serious blow against Riverside in their previous meeting back in December of 2021, falling 55-25. Can Tocoi Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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