Two dominant guards in Alissa Brown and Halle Jordan are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Homestead Broncos will challenge the Mater Academy Charter Lions on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Homestead is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 87-43 win over Braddock. The victory was nothing new for the Broncos as they're now sitting on three straight.
Meanwhile, Mater Academy Charter was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Coral Park 70-24. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 188th, while the Rams are ranked 507th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mater Academy Charter has also been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.2 points per game. As for Homestead, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
Homestead was taken down by Mater Academy Charter 62-34 in their previous meeting back in January of 2021. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Homestead was down 33-13.
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