The Gateway Charter Griffins will take on the Bishop Verot Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gateway Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Oasis, posting a 52-14 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Griffins who have now won four contests in a row.
Gateway Charter relied on the efforts of Ellie Morin, who posted ten points, and Neveah Tanner, who scored eight points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bishop Verot, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Clewiston 58-20 on Wednesday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Tigers are ranked 392nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gateway Charter better focus on containing Caroline Ward and Cameron O'Halloran as the pair were huge in Bishop Verot's win. Ward almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine steals, while O'Halloran went 9 of 15 en route to 21 points and six steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which O'Halloran has scored at least a third of Bishop Verot's points. Another player making a difference was Sofia Roman, who earned four points along with eight assists and three steals.
Bishop Verot smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in nine consecutive games.
Bishop Verot's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.9 points per game. As for Gateway Charter, their win bumped their record up to 14-8.
Gateway Charter came up short against Bishop Verot in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 52-42. Can Gateway Charter avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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