Basketball Game Preview: Keys Gate Knights vs. Sports Leadership & Management

Keys Gate is 7-2 against Sports Leadership & Management since December of 2014 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Keys Gate Knights will face off against Sports Leadership & Management at 7:00 p.m. Keys Gate is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.4 points per game this season.

Keys Gate is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Killian, posting a 79-51 win. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly 28 points.

Essence Deleon

Points

02/06/25 vs Killian	36
02/04/25 vs Coral Shores	17
01/28/25 @ Mater Academy Charter	16

It was another big night for Essence Deleon, who dropped a double-double with 36 points and 11 rebounds. The matchup was her third in a row with at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Demi Pujadas, who almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine steals.

Keys Gate smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Sports Leadership & Management beat Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart 54-43 on Saturday. Sports Leadership & Management hasn't had any issues with Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

Keys Gate is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points over those games. As for Sports Leadership & Management, they now have a winning record of 13-12.

Keys Gate was taken down by Sports Leadership & Management 77-27 in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. Can Keys Gate avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.