The Village School of Naples Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Marco Island Academy Rays at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The Village School of Naples will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while Marco Island Academy is ranked 116th).
Last Thursday, things could have been worse for The Village School of Naples, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 62-48 loss to Donahue Catholic.
Meanwhile, Marco Island Academy waltzed into Thursday's matchup with two straight wins but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mason Classical Academy 68-30 on the road.
Marco Island Academy found their leader in underclassman Nick Sadler, who scored 20 points. That makes it two consecutive games in which Sadler has scored at least 25% of Marco Island Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Rodden, who scored 6 points along with 10 rebounds.
Their wins bumped The Village School of Naples to 1-3 and Donahue Catholic to 2-0.
The Village School of Naples didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Marco Island Academy in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 54-48 win. Does The Village School of Naples have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marco Island Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.