The Tampa Catholic Crusaders are on the road again on Tuesday and plays the Gateway Charter Griffins at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
With a playoff game on the line, Tampa Catholic rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 63-56 win over the Vikings. Winning is a bit easier when you nail six more threes than your opponent, as Tampa Catholic did.
Tampa Catholic's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Isaiah Campbell-Finch, who scored 19 points along with five assists and three steals, and Colby Cannizzaro, who scored 21 points along with three steals. Campbell-Finch has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last 14 times he's played. Christian Cole was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Meanwhile, Gateway Charter had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.4 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They strolled past Bradenton Christian with points to spare, taking the game 83-68.
The victory got Tampa Catholic back to even at 14-14. As for Gateway Charter, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
Everything went Tampa Catholic's way against Gateway Charter in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 as Tampa Catholic made off with a 76-54 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Gateway Charter's Jahmari Johnson, who scored 22 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Tampa Catholic to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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