The Bishop Verot Vikings will take on the Gateway Charter Griffins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bishop Verot is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 58-20 win over Clewiston. 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.
Bishop Verot relied on the efforts of Caroline Ward, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine steals, and Cameron O'Halloran, who went 9 for 15 on her way 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 posted 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 contests.
Meanwhile, Gateway Charter waltzed into their game on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Sharks, posting a 52-14 victory. That's two games straight that the Griffins have won by exactly 38 points.
Bishop Verot better focus on containing Ellie Morin and Neveah Tanner as the pair were huge in Gateway Charter's win. Morin scored ten points, while Tanner earned eight points.
Bishop Verot's win 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 victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
Bishop Verot beat Gateway Charter 52-42 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Does Bishop Verot have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gateway Charter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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