The Columbia Tigers and the Santa Fe Raiders will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played.
On Thursday, Columbia came up short against Gainesville and fell 60-50. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Hurricanes: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe was able to grind out a solid win over Eastside on Thursday, taking the game 43-36. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Rams are ranked 432nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Columbia's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9. As for Santa Fe, they pushed their record up to 11-10 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Columbia didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Santa Fe when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 62-57 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Santa Fe's Antonio Hall, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 20 points and seven boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Columbia still be able to contain Hall? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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