Basketball Game Preview: Sports Leadership & Management Bulls vs. Doral Academy Red Rock Dragons

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Previous 4 Games

01/13/25 - Away	73-56 W
02/07/24 - Away	84-40 W
01/17/24 - Home	80-49 W
12/01/22 - Home	96-65 W

Sports Leadership & Management is 4-0 against Doral Academy Red Rock since December of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Sports Leadership & Management Bulls will look to defend their home court against the Doral Academy Red Rock Dragons at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Sports Leadership & Management and nine for Doral Academy Red Rock.

Last Friday, Sports Leadership & Management lost to Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon on the road by a 67-53 margin.

The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Alaijah Young and M.J. Tucker. Tucker had a great game and posted 24 points. Meanwhile, Young did his best for the losing side, going 7 for 16 en route to 16 points.

Meanwhile, Doral Academy Red Rock played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by The Meadows School and fell 72-36. The Dragons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-10.

Sports Leadership & Management will need focus on slowing down Daiton Williams, one of several Doral Academy Red Rock players who made an impact when they last played. He earned three points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amir Pasha Honari, who had three points.

Sports Leadership & Management's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Doral Academy Red Rock, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Sports Leadership & Management hasn't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 7.8 turnovers per game. However, it's not like Doral Academy Red Rock struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 7.9 turnovers. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Sports Leadership & Management strolled past Doral Academy Red Rock in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 73-56. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Doral Academy Red Rock's Brennan Cuello, who went 8 of 18 on his way to 23 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sports Leadership & Management still be able to contain Cuello? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.