Mater Lakes Academy posted their closest victory since January 17, 2024 on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Hialeah Educational Academy Biggie 54-52. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Bears' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Biggie are ranked 40th).
Leading Mater Lakes Academy to victory were Tai Bell and Khanye Moss. Bell went 8 for 15 on his way to 24 points and seven rebounds, while Moss posted 14 points in addition to five assists and five boards. Bell has been hot recently, having posted 19 or more points the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Bertran Walthour, who put up seven points and 15 rebounds.
Several Biggie players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Zavine Bieger, who earned 12 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Bieger a new career-high in points. Josiah Brooks was another key player, going 5 of 11 en route to 14 points and six boards.
Bears
| 01/13/25 vs Hialeah Educational Academy | 54-52 |
| 01/11/25 vs Cypress Bay | 59-49 |
| 01/08/25 vs Braddock | 86-61 |
The win was the third in a row for Mater Lakes Academy, bringing their record for this year to 6-12. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for Hialeah Educational Academy, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-6.
Mater Lakes Academy will take on Monsignor Pace at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mater Lakes Academy is facing Monsignor Pace at the right time seeing as Monsignor Pace is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Hialeah Educational Academy, they will square off against Lake Worth at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hialeah Educational Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.5 points per game this season.
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