Basketball Game Preview: Strawberry Mansion Knights vs. Science Leadership Academy at Beeber Rockets

The Strawberry Mansion Knights will square off against the Science Leadership Academy at Beeber Rockets at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

Strawberry Mansion will head into Thursday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 20-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 45-43 win over Freire Charter.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Strawberry Mansion to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jhameil Kelly, who posted 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shamar Davis, who scored 12 points.

Meanwhile, Science Leadership Academy at Beeber had just enough and edged Olney out 56-54 on Friday.

Strawberry Mansion's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Science Leadership Academy at Beeber, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-11.

Strawberry Mansion was dealt a bruising 69-41 defeat at the hands of Science Leadership Academy at Beeber in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. Thankfully for Strawberry Mansion, Jahad Marable (who went 11 of 13 on his way to 25 points in addition to eight boards and five steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.