Basketball Game Preview: Sports Leadership & Management vs. ABF Academy Cowboys

Sports Leadership & Management and the ABF Academy Cowboys will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Sports Leadership & Management knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully ABF Academy likes a good challenge.

Sports Leadership & Management is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since December 14, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Westminster Christian by a score of 66-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in December of 2024 (56), Sports Leadership & Management still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, ABF Academy humbled IMG Academy Black with an 80-43 victory. That looming 80-43 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cowboys yet this season.

Sports Leadership & Management better keep an eye on Eric Dibami. He was instrumental in ABF Academy's win, putting up 28 points. Another player making a difference was Estoyan Vargas, who posted 11 points.

ABF Academy's win bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Sports Leadership & Management, they now have a losing record at 5-6.