Basketball Game Preview: Sports Leadership & Management vs. Gulliver Prep Raiders

Sports Leadership & Management will square off against the Gulliver Prep Raiders on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Sports Leadership & Management comes in on four and Gulliver Prep on five.

Sports Leadership & Management is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 65-44 margin over Immaculata-La Salle. Given Sports Leadership & Management's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while Immaculata-La Salle is ranked 553rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Gulliver Prep strolled past Ransom Everglades with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 64-47.

Gulliver Prep has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.6 points per game. As for Sports Leadership & Management, they pushed their record up to 13-10 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.

Sports Leadership & Management ended up a good deal behind Gulliver Prep in their previous matchup back in January, losing 67-49. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gulliver Prep's Jacob Marquez, who went 14 for 22 en route to 33 points along with five assists and five boards. Now that Sports Leadership & Management knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.