Basketball Game Preview: Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs vs. The Villages Charter Buffalo

The Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs will face off against The Villages Charter Buffalo at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Flagler Palm Coast has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Last Tuesday, Flagler Palm Coast took their game with ease, bagging a 64-18 victory over Seabreeze. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Flagler Palm Coast can attribute much of their success to Ava Works, who posted 18 points along with eight steals and seven assists, and Alexandra Perez, who put up 22 points in addition to six steals and five boards. Works is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of A'Keviyah Lewis, who had five points in addition to seven steals and six assists.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Flagler Palm Coast was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Seabreeze only posted three assists.

Meanwhile, The Villages Charter strolled past Mount Dora Christian Academy with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 54-37. Given the Buffalo's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 101st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Flagler Palm Coast pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38 points. As for The Villages Charter, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.