The Naples Golden Eagles will square off against the Bishop Verot Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Naples' favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Bishop Verot has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Naples' tournament run continued when they took on Evangelical Christian on Saturday. Naples fell just short of Evangelical Christian by a score of 55-53.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop Verot). They blew past Golden Gate 74-51 on Saturday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Titans are ranked 408th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop Verot had a senior duo take command as Gavin Williams went 9 for 12 on his way to 25 points and Austin Leslie went 9 of 16 en route to 26 points and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jerry Ashley, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards.
Bishop Verot smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. They are 2-1 when they hit their own glass that hard.
Bishop Verot's win bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Naples, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Everything came up roses for Naples against Bishop Verot in their previous matchup back in November of 2020, as the squad secured a 71-37 victory. Does Naples have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop Verot turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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