Basketball Game Preview: Doral Academy Red Rock Dragons vs. Sports Leadership & Management Bulls
By Team Reports
Feb 5, 2025, 12:33am
Basketball Preview: Doral Academy Red Rock Dragons vs. Sports Leadership & Management Bulls
Doral Academy Red Rock hasn't had much luck against Sports Leadership & Management recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Doral Academy Red Rock Dragons will venture away from home to face off against the Sports Leadership & Management Bulls at 6:30 p.m. Doral Academy Red Rock is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.1 points per game this season.
Doral Academy Red Rock is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 72-36 loss at the hands of The Meadows School. The Dragons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-10.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Daiton Williams, who posted three points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amir Pasha Honari, who scored three points.
Meanwhile, Sports Leadership & Management was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 67-53 bruising from Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Alaijah Young and M.J. Tucker. Tucker had a great game and put up 24 points. Meanwhile, Young did his best for the losing side, going 7 of 16 on his way to 16 points.
Doral Academy Red Rock's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Sports Leadership & Management, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Doral Academy Red Rock hasn't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 7.9 turnovers per game. However, it's not like Sports Leadership & Management struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 7.8 turnovers. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Doral Academy Red Rock ended up a good deal behind Sports Leadership & Management in their previous matchup back in January, losing 73-56. Can Doral Academy Red Rock avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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