Basketball Game Preview: Sports Leadership & Management vs. King's Academy Lions

Sports Leadership & Management will head out to challenge the King's Academy Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. King's Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Sports Leadership & Management, who comes in off a win.

Sports Leadership & Management will head into Thursday's game having proved themselves against Somerset Academy - Canyons: Sports Leadership & Management took a 29-point defeat the last time they faced off against Somerset Academy - Canyons, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Sports Leadership & Management sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 51-49 victory over Somerset Academy - Canyons on Thursday. The win was familiar territory for Sports Leadership & Management who have now won three contests in a row.

Meanwhile, King's Academy faced Grandview Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. King's Academy was outmatched by Grandview Prep and fell 70-37. The matchup marked the Lions' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

King's Academy's loss dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Sports Leadership & Management, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season.

Sports Leadership & Management strolled past King's Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2022 by a score of 56-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sports Leadership & Management since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.