Two dominant guards in Ayden Gonzales and Mikai Phipps are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Southwest Leadership Academy Rams will face off against the El Dorado Wolverines at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Southwest Leadership Academy comes in on three and El Dorado on eight.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Southwest Leadership Academy had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 53-50 victory over the Lions. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Southwest Leadership Academy has posted since December 20, 2023.
Meanwhile, even though ASU Prep Poly scored an imposing 55 points on Wednesday, El Dorado still came out on top. El Dorado enjoyed a cozy 71-55 victory over ASU Prep Poly.
Phipps was his usual excellent self, scoring 35 points along with six steals. Phipps is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Carbajal, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds.
Southwest Leadership Academy's win bumped their record up to 17-5. As for El Dorado, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Southwest Leadership Academy took a serious blow against El Dorado in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 63-31. Can Southwest Leadership Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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