Basketball Game Preview: Downtown Doral Dolphins vs. iMater Charter Knights

The Downtown Doral Dolphins will square off against the iMater Charter Knights on Thursday. Downtown Doral's defense has only allowed 29.4 points per game this season, so iMater Charter's offense will have their work cut out for them.

Downtown Doral's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Mater Academy Charter offense got past them. Downtown Doral was beaten by Mater Academy Charter 68-14 last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Dolphins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 600th, while the Lions are ranked 185th).

Meanwhile, iMater Charter can bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They secured a 33-29 W over Miami Beach.

Downtown Doral dropped their record down to 2-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for iMater Charter, their win bumped their record up to 2-5.

Downtown Doral barely slipped by iMater Charter when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 35-34. Will Downtown Doral repeat their success, or does iMater Charter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.