The Mater Brighton Lakes Academy Broncos's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their ninth straight loss. They took a serious blow against Haines City, falling 64-13. While losing is never fun, Mater Brighton Lakes Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 628th, while Haines City is ranked 83rd).
When it comes to explaining why Mater Brighton Lakes Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Delianie Diaz. Despite the final result, she scored ten points.
Arissa Jenkins continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Haines City, scoring 23 points. Another player making a difference was Amari Thomas, who scored 13 points.
Mater Brighton Lakes Academy's defeat was their 17th straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-11. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 19.2 points per game. As for Haines City, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which lines up perfectly with their 12-4 record this season.
Mater Brighton Lakes Academy on the road again on Thursday and play against Davenport at 6:30 p.m. on January 18th. Davenport is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 56.4 points per game. As for Haines City, they will square off against Spruce Creek at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Spruce Creek focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Wednesday.
