Sports Leadership & Management has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Highlands Christian Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Sports Leadership & Management's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five contests.
Sports Leadership & Management pushed their score all the way to 64 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. The game between Sports Leadership & Management and Somerset Academy Key wasn't particularly close, with Sports Leadership & Management falling 79-64. Sports Leadership & Management has struggled against Somerset Academy Key recently, as their match on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kenith Bailey, who scored 18 points along with four steals. That's the first time this season that he scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Dennis Pierre, who scored 17 points along with five assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, Highlands Christian scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against Sports Leadership & Management as Highlands Christian made off with a 69-47 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Highlands Christian has posted yet this season.
Sports Leadership & Management's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-7. As for Highlands Christian, their win bumped their record up to 5-11.
Sports Leadership & Management came up short against Highlands Christian when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 53-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Highlands Christian's Adrian Suero, who scored 21 points along with nine rebounds and four steals. Now that Sports Leadership & Management knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
