Basketball Preview: Florida Christian Patriots vs. Immaculata-La Salle Royal Lions
Having just played yesterday, the Florida Christian Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Immaculata-La Salle Royal Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Florida Christian and Sunset met for a duel on Monday where Florida Christian came out on top. Florida Christian walked away with a 36-27 victory over Sunset.
Meanwhile, Immaculata-La Salle put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Coral Gables with a sharp 56-33 win.
Immaculata-La Salle got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ainoa Haliwa out in front who went 8 for 11 en route to 22 points. The dominant performance also gave Haliwa a new career-high in threes (four). Alexandra Gonzalez Casar was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Immaculata-La Salle pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Florida Christian, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Florida Christian came up short against Immaculata-La Salle in their previous matchup back in January of 2022, falling 49-43. Thankfully for Florida Christian, Mary Scheuerle (who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 21 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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