Basketball Game Preview: Sports Leadership & Management vs. Keys Gate Knights

Sports Leadership & Management is 2-7 against Keys Gate since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. Sports Leadership & Management will face off against the Keys Gate Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Sports Leadership & Management is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart by a score of 54-43. The win continues a trend for Sports Leadership & Management in their matchups with Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart: they've now won five in a row.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Keys Gate). They claimed a resounding 79-51 victory over Killian. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 23 points or more this season.

Keys Gate found their leader in freshman Essence Deleon, who dropped a double-double with 36 points and 11 boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Deleon has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Demi Pujadas, who almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine steals.

Keys Gate was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Killian only racked up two assists.

Keys Gate has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-13 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33 points. As for Sports Leadership & Management, they now have a winning record of 13-12.

Everything came up roses for Sports Leadership & Management against Keys Gate in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 77-27 win. Will Sports Leadership & Management repeat their success, or does Keys Gate have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.