Basketball Game Preview: Nova Titans vs. Montverde Academy Eagles

The Nova Titans and the Montverde Academy Eagles will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Montverde Academy is hoping to do what Tocoi Creek couldn't on Friday: put an end to Nova's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Nova blew past Tocoi Creek 61-40. 61 seems to be a good number for the Titans as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.

Nova relied on the efforts of Jaelynn Housey, who posted 27 points and six steals, and J'Yan Tyrell, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. Housey has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 27 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kyra Paul, who earned six points and three steals.

Nova smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in ten consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Montverde Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Everything went their way against Somerset Prep as they made off with a 72-49 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked first, while Somerset Prep are ranked 34th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Nova's win bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Montverde Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.