Two dominant guards in Zion Mcrae and Ashley Knox are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Villages Charter Buffalo will challenge the Tampa Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in The Villages Charter's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.
The Villages Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Umatilla, posting a 75-33 win. The Buffalo have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matches by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Tampa Catholic came up short against Cardinal Mooney on Saturday and fell 63-50. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Cougars are ranked eighth).
The Villages Charter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 43.3 points. As for Tampa Catholic, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 17-11.
The Villages Charter ended up a good deal behind Tampa Catholic in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, losing 61-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tampa Catholic's Khalia Woodley, who posted 20 points along with eight boards and seven steals. Now that The Villages Charter knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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