Two dominant guards in J'London Bivens and Derrick Doe are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Tampa Prep Terrapins will face off against the Sports Leadership & Management Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Tampa Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They breezed past Admiral Farragut to the tune of 70-40. The Terrapins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Kaii Levy
| 02/12/25 vs Admiral Farragut | 7 |
| 12/27/24 vs Hollins | 5 |
| 12/19/24 vs Fivay | 5 |
| 02/05/25 vs Clearwater Central Catholic | 4 |
| 02/01/25 vs Discovery | 4 |
Tampa Prep's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaii Levy led the charge by dropping a double-double with 12 points and 13 boards. The dominant performance also gave Levy a new career-high in assists (seven). Another player making a difference was Bivens, who went 7-for-11 en route to 16 points and five steals.
Tampa Prep was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They racked up seven more assists than Admiral Farragut's also-impressive total of 11.
Meanwhile, everything went Sports Leadership & Management's way against Indian Rocks Christian on Wednesday as Sports Leadership & Management made off with a 70-50 victory.
Sports Leadership & Management found their leader in sophomore Neomar Flores, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 16 rebounds. Flores' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 21 points. Doe was another key player, putting up nine points in addition to eight assists and five boards.
Sports Leadership & Management has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points over those games. As for Tampa Prep, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-4.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Tampa Prep and Sports Leadership & Management are some of the highest-scoring teams around. Tampa Prep hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 66.4 points per game. However, it's not like Sports Leadership & Management struggles in that department as they've been averaging 64.8 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can put up more Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
