The Tampa Catholic Crusaders will challenge The Villages Charter Buffalo at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tampa Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 20 matches -- so hopefully The Villages Charter likes a good challenge.
Tampa Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They took down Lake Highland Prep 82-64.
Skoot Donald
| 02/17/25 vs Lake Highland Prep | 5 |
| 02/05/25 vs Cardinal Mooney | 4 |
| 01/29/25 vs Lakeland | 4 |
| 01/11/25 @ St. Petersburg | 4 |
| 11/30/24 vs Westside | 4 |
Tampa Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Skoot Donald led the charge by going 6-for-7 en route to 19 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Donald a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Campbell-Finch, who went 6-for-7 on his way to 19 points and seven assists.
Meanwhile, The Villages Charter waltzed into their contest on Monday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They claimed a resounding 80-47 victory over the Spartans. Given the Buffalo's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Spartans are ranked 78th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tampa Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.9 points over those games. As for The Villages Charter, their win bumped their record up to 24-5.
Tampa Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over The Villages Charter in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, winning 74-64. Will Tampa Catholic repeat their success, or does The Villages Charter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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