Mater Academy Charter had to kick off their season on the road on Monday, but they showed no ill effects. They really took it to the Monsignor Pace Spartans for the full four quarters, racking up a 66-37 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Lions just coasted through the last quarter.
Jet Walis had a dynamite game for Mater Academy Charter, going 6 for 13 en route to 16 points plus two steals. Another player making a difference was Jahi Lopez, who had 13 points in addition to five rebounds.
Mater Academy Charter was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monsignor Pace only posted six.
When it comes to explaining why Monsignor Pace lost, don't look at Easton Gelin. Despite the final result, he went 9 for 16 en route to 24 points. The dominant performance also gave Gelin a new career-high in threes (four).
Mater Academy Charter will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Immaculata-La Salle at 5:00 p.m. As for Monsignor Pace, they and Miramar are set to duel on Wednesday.
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