The Miami Country Day Spartans will take on the Academy for Innovative Education Aviators on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Miami Country Day is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: IMG Academy, who was ranked third at the time (Miami Country Day was ranked seventh). Miami Country Day was dealt a 55-26 defeat at the hands of IMG Academy on Saturday. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Ascenders recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Academy for Innovative Education was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 29-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mater Bay Academy.
Miami Country Day will have to contain Alexa Garofalo as she made an impact in Academy for Innovative Education's last game. She posted eight points in addition to 12 rebounds and five steals.
Miami Country Day's defeat dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Academy for Innovative Education, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14-1.
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