The Mater Brighton Lakes Academy Broncos will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Haines City Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on January 16th. Mater Brighton Lakes Academy comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 24 points in their last eight games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
Mater Brighton Lakes Academy suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Monday. They were beaten by City of Life Christian Academy 64-18. Mater Brighton Lakes Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-10.
Rihanna Lopez was Mater Brighton Lakes Academy's leading scorer, having posted seven points.
Meanwhile, Haines City suffered a rough 70-45 defeat at the hands of Winter Haven on Wednesday. Haines City has not had much luck with Winter Haven recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Despite the loss, Haines City saw an underclassman step up: Zebrelle Canaday scored 19 points. Canaday hasn't dropped below 15points for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikeyla Hill, who scored 11 points.
Mater Brighton Lakes Academy's defeat was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 1-10. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 19.6 points per game. As for Haines City, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4.
Mater Brighton Lakes Academy took a serious blow against Haines City in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 73-13. Thankfully for Mater Brighton Lakes Academy, Isis Snow (who scored 22 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
