Basketball Game Preview: Mater Lakes Academy Bears vs. Crossroad Academy Scorpions

Two dominant guards in Tai Bell and Forrest Dudley are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mater Lakes Academy Bears will take on the Crossroad Academy Scorpions at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Crossroad Academy will be up against a hot Mater Lakes Academy team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. Everything went Mater Lakes Academy's way against Sports Leadership & Management on Wednesday as Mater Lakes Academy made off with a 71-48 victory.

Meanwhile, Crossroad Academy waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They secured a 58-54 W over the Jaguars. Given the Scorpions' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Jaguars are ranked 402nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Crossroad Academy's win came from a few key players Mater Lakes Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jabari Boahen, who posted 21 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Dudley, who scored 17 points.

Mater Lakes Academy pushed their record up to 8-12 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.8 points per game. As for Crossroad Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 11-7.