Two dominant guards in Vanessa Vancott and Emma Esparza are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mater Lakes Academy Bears will face off against the Palmer Trinity Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Palmer Trinity took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mater Lakes Academy, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Mater Lakes Academy beat Schoolhouse Prep 69-64. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Meanwhile, Palmer Trinity had to suffer through a 83-39 loss at the hands of Doral Academy. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Firebirds are ranked tenth).
This is the second loss in a row for Palmer Trinity and nudges their season record down to 8-9. As for Mater Lakes Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Mater Lakes Academy came up short against Palmer Trinity when the teams last played back in November of 2020, falling 57-51. Can Mater Lakes Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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