Basketball Game Preview: Sports Leadership & Management Bulls vs. Pinecrest Academy Cadence Cougars

By Team Reports Dec 29, 2023, 2:23am

Preview: Sports Leadership & Management Bulls vs. Pinecrest Academy Cadence Cougars

Sports Leadership & Management is 6-0 against Pinecrest Academy Cadence since December of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Sports Leadership & Management Bulls will head out on the road to face off against the Pinecrest Academy Cadence Cougars at 12:30 p.m. on December 29th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.

Sports Leadership & Management had to endure an eight-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They really took it to Moapa Valley for the full four quarters, racking up a 81-50 victory on the road. Sports Leadership & Management's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sports Leadership & Management to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kali Clemons, who scored 25 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Those five assists set a new season-high mark for him. Noah Tomlin was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Pinecrest Academy Cadence came up short against Lincoln County on Thursday and fell 81-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Wednesday (58), Pinecrest Academy Cadence still had to take the loss.

Sports Leadership & Management's victory bumped their record up to 4-11. As for Pinecrest Academy Cadence, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.

Everything came up roses for Sports Leadership & Management against Pinecrest Academy Cadence in their previous matchup back in February as the team secured a 76-42 win. With Sports Leadership & Management ahead 55-23 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.