Bishop Verot is 0-3 against Tampa Catholic since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bishop Verot Vikings will be staying on the road to face off against the Tampa Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on February 15th. Hopefully Bishop Verot focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Saturday.
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bishop Verot can now relate to. They took a 62-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Griffins.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jerry Ashley, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. Leroy Roker was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with five assists and two steals.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Tampa Catholic ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They managed a 70-66 victory over Berkeley Prep. The win was familiar territory for Tampa Catholic who now have three in a row.
Isaiah Campbell-Finch was his usual excellent self, shooting 5-for-9 from long range and almost dropping a double-double on 47 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Colby Cannizzaro, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Bishop Verot's defeat dropped their record down to 22-6. As for Tampa Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 13-14.
Bishop Verot took a serious blow against Tampa Catholic when the teams last played back in February of 2017, falling 85-33. Thankfully for Bishop Verot, Kevin Knox (who scored 30 points along with six rebounds and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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