Basketball Recap: Mater Lakes Academy Falls Short of Central in the Playoffs

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mater Lakes Academy can now relate to. They took an 86-74 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Central Rockets on Wednesday. The Bears were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rockets apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2017.

Despite the defeat, Mater Lakes Academy saw an underclassman step up: freshman Tai Bell dropped a double-double on 30 points and 16 rebounds. That was a full 40.5% of Mater Lakes Academy's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Khanye Moss was another key player, putting up 22 points and five boards.

Central got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Justin Suarez out in front who dropped a double-double on 32 points and ten rebounds. Suarez is becoming a predictor of Central's success: when he posts at least 15 points the team is 12-1 (and 4-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Keri Foster, who dropped a triple-double on 20 points, ten boards, and ten assists.

Mater Lakes Academy's loss dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Central, their record is now 16-7.

Mater Lakes Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Central, they have already played their next matchup, a 65-56 defeat against Somerset Academy on the 7th.