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| 02/02/24 - Away | 64-63 W |
| 01/19/24 - Home | 54-51 W |
| 02/03/23 - Home | 80-61 W |
| 01/13/23 - Away | 72-53 W |
| 02/04/22 - Away | 73-55 W |
| + 5 more games |
Tampa Catholic has gone 10-0 against Jesuit recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Tampa Catholic Crusaders will head out to challenge the Jesuit Tigers at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Tampa Catholic's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matches.
Tampa Catholic will head into Saturday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 25-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 76-73 win over University Christian. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Crusaders have posted since December 6, 2024.
Willie Piggott was his usual excellent self, going 8 for 12 on his way to 25 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Skoot Donald, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points and seven assists.
Tampa Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Jesuit has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 72-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of IMG Academy State on Tuesday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Tigers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Ascenders are ranked 307th).
Jesuit's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Tampa Catholic, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Tampa Catholic barely slipped by Jesuit in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 64-63. Will Tampa Catholic repeat their success, or does Jesuit have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
