Preview: Monsignor Pace Spartans vs. Sports Leadership & Management
Two dominant guards in Catherine Guillaume and Jim?miyah Branton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Monsignor Pace Spartans will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Sports Leadership & Management at 7:00 p.m. on February 19th. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Monsignor Pace had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They skirted past the Eagles 53-50. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Monsignor Pace has posted since December 29, 2023.
Monsignor Pace's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Guillaume, who scored 25 points along with two steals and two blocks. Guillaume is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games she's played. Alessandra Bonilla was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with five rebounds and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Sports Leadership & Management had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.5 points), and they went ahead and made it 11 on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Coral Springs Charter 60-20 on the road. Sports Leadership & Management has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 22 points or more this season.
Monsignor Pace has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. As for Sports Leadership & Management, their victory bumped their record up to 21-3.
Monsignor Pace won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, slipping by Sports Leadership & Management 54-53. Will Monsignor Pace repeat their success, or does Sports Leadership & Management have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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