Mater Lakes Academy and Sports Leadership & Management are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Mater Lakes Academy Bears' road trip will continue as they head out to face Sports Leadership & Management at 4:30 p.m. on January 18th. Mater Lakes Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 189th, while Sports Leadership & Management is ranked ninth).
Last Saturday, Mater Lakes Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Northeast, taking the game 50-38.
Mater Lakes Academy found their leader in underclassman Alessandra Wandembergh, who scored 17 points along with eight steals. Wandembergh has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Vanessa Vancott, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Sports Leadership & Management waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They came out on top against Norland by a score of 49-36.
Mater Lakes Academy's record is now 7-8. As for Sports Leadership & Management, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3.
Mater Lakes Academy might still be hurting after the 57-33 defeat they got from Sports Leadership & Management when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Can Mater Lakes Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
