Having just played yesterday, the Wiregrass Ranch Bulls will jump right back in to play the Tampa Catholic Crusaders at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Wiregrass Ranch's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
On Friday, Wiregrass Ranch didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Gaither, but they still walked away with a 68-64 win. Given the Bulls' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Cowboys are ranked 257th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Tampa Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. The contest between them and Leesburg didn't end well, with Tampa Catholic falling 76-58.
Wiregrass Ranch will need focus on slowing down Willie Piggott, one of several Tampa Catholic players who made an impact when they last played. He almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Christian Mitchell, who posted 12 points.
Wiregrass Ranch is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.5 points per game. As for Tampa Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Wiregrass Ranch didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Tampa Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2017, but they still walked away with a 57-52 victory. Will Wiregrass Ranch repeat their success, or does Tampa Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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