The Villages Charter and Trinity Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Villages Charter Buffalo will head out on the road to square off against the Trinity Catholic Celtics at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
The Villages Charter is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match on Monday with ease, bagging an 87-29 win over Lake Minneola. Given the Buffalo's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Hawks are ranked 402nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Trinity Catholic came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 63-16 victory over the Wolves.
Trinity Catholic's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for The Villages Charter, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
The Villages Charter won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup on January 3rd, slipping by Trinity Catholic 63-62. The rematch might be a little tougher for The Villages Charter since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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