The Monsignor Pace Spartans are taking a road trip to square off against the Bishop Verot Vikings at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Monsignor Pace is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Monsignor Pace is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against NSU University on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Monsignor Pace was dealt a 65-34 loss at the hands of NSU University. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 597th, while the Sharks are ranked 202nd).
Meanwhile, Bishop Verot didn't have too much trouble with Oasis on Tuesday as they won 55-37. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Bishop Verot had a senior duo take command as Austin Leslie dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 boards and Jerry Ashley dropped a double-double on 16 points and 17 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Ashley a new career-high in boards. Gavin Williams was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Monsignor Pace's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Bishop Verot, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5.
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