The Saint Andrew's Scots will take on the Gateway Charter Griffins at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Saint Andrew's is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against King's Academy by a score of 71-64. The Scots haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Xander Gerard and Javian Jones. Gerard had a great game and went 7-for-8 to rack up 17 points and six assists. Meanwhile, Jones was balling out in the loss, going 10-for-18 en route to 26 points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists.
Meanwhile, everything went Gateway Charter's way against Glades Central on Wednesday as Gateway Charter made off with a 66-44 victory. Given the Griffins' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Raiders are ranked 232nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gateway Charter has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.9 points over those games. As for Saint Andrew's, their win bumped their record up to 25-3.
Saint Andrew's didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Gateway Charter in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, but they still walked away with a 70-66 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Gateway Charter's Jahmari Johnson, who went 10-for-23 on his way to 30 points. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be easier for Saint Andrew's to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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