The Gateway Charter Griffins will take on the Bishop Verot Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Gateway Charter sitting on four straight victories and Bishop Verot on three.
Last Friday, Gateway Charter was able to grind out a solid win over Oasis, taking the game 67-55. Given the Griffins' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Sharks are ranked 329th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bishop Verot strolled past Monsignor Pace with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 59-45. The Vikings pushed the score to 43-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Spartans cut but never quite recovered from.
Gateway Charter better keep an eye on Gavin Williams. He was instrumental in Bishop Verot's win, going 6 for 9 from beyond the arc on his way to 25 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. Those 25 points gave Williams a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerry Ashley, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Bishop Verot smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Gateway Charter is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.2 points per game. As for Bishop Verot, they pushed their record up to 12-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Gateway Charter beat Bishop Verot 62-49 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Will Gateway Charter repeat their success, or does Bishop Verot have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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