If Coral Gables was riding high fresh off their 60-30 takedown of North Miami Beach last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Coral Gables Cavaliers took a 72-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mater Academy Charter Lions. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (60), the Cavaliers still had to take the loss.
Mater Academy Charter found their leader in sophomore Jahi Lopez, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lopez has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Davis, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 14 points and five assists.
Coral Gables has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season. As for Mater Academy Charter, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Coral Gables didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 75-66 win against Plantation on the 11th. As for Mater Academy Charter, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Mater Academy Charter Lions face off against the Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pembroke Pines Charter knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Mater Academy Charter likes a good challenge.
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