Preview: Southwest Florida Christian King's vs. Sports Leadership & Management Spartans
The Southwest Florida Christian King are on the road again on Thursday and plays the Sports Leadership & Management Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on February 15th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Southwest Florida Christian walked away with it. They blew past the Falcons, posting a 79-46 win on the road.
Asa Rogosich was his usual excellent self, scoring 35 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Kj Patton-Roark, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, Sports Leadership & Management put the finishing touches on their 14th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They breezed by Brandon Academy at home to the tune of 80-41. Winning may never get old, but Sports Leadership & Management sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Derrick Doe continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 18 points along with seven steals and five assists. Daniel MacGregor was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with 11 assists and five rebounds.
Southwest Florida Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for Sports Leadership & Management, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-7.
Keep an eye on the arc in Thursday's matchup: Southwest Florida Christian have made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 8.5 threes per game. However, it's not like Sports Leadership & Management struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3 threes per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Southwest Florida Christian lost to Sports Leadership & Management on the road by a decisive 70-52 margin in their previous meeting back in January of 2022. Thankfully for Southwest Florida Christian, Idell "JJ" Walton III (who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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