It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Monsignor Pace Spartans can now relate to. They were beaten by the Bears 82-52 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Monsignor Pace can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 317th, while Mater Lakes Academy is ranked 17th).
Despite the defeat, Monsignor Pace saw an underclassman step up: Easton Gelin scored 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jabari Dukes, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
Mater Lakes Academy was led to victory by Teo Martinez and Christian Reid. Martinez almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds, while Reid dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Martinez has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Tai Bell, who scored ten points.
Monsignor Pace's loss dropped their record down to 16-12. As for Mater Lakes Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Monsignor Pace does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mater Lakes Academy, they will square off against Gulliver Prep at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Gulliver Prep comes in on seven and Mater Lakes Academy on four.
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