Coral Gables hasn't had much luck against Lourdes Academy recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Coral Gables Cavaliers will look to defend their home court against Lourdes Academy at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, Coral Gables had to suffer through a 67-15 loss at the hands of North Miami Beach. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 474th, while the Chargers are ranked 211th).
Meanwhile, Lourdes Academy came up short against Archbishop McCarthy on Tuesday and fell 54-44. Lourdes Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Coral Gables will have to contain Sophia Sandoval as she made an impact in Lourdes Academy's last game. She posted 24 points. That was a full 54.5% of Lourdes Academy's points, marking the 16th time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Valeria Port was another key player, putting up six points.
Lourdes Academy now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Coral Gables, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Coral Gables might still be hurting after the 59-35 defeat they got from Lourdes Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sandoval, who had 29 points. Now that Coral Gables knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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