Basketball Recap: Mater Lakes Academy Now 6-1 over Last Seven Games

Mater Lakes Academy's tournament run continued when they took on Crossroad Academy on Saturday. The Mater Lakes Academy Bears took down the Crossroad Academy Scorpions 64-49.

Mater Lakes Academy found their leader in freshman Tai Bell, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Bell has scored at least a third of Mater Lakes Academy's points. Aidan Spenkuch was another key player, putting up nine points.

When it comes to explaining why Crossroad Academy lost, don't look at Forrest Dudley. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 15 on his way to 16 points along with six boards and three steals. The game was Dudley's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jabari Boahen, who posted 11 points.

Mater Lakes Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.1 points per game. As for Crossroad Academy, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-8 record.

Mater Lakes Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 88-61 win against Miami Beach on the 30th. As for Crossroad Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 61-49 loss against Marianna on the 29th.