A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars face off against the Mater Academy Charter Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Pembroke Pines Charter is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
If Mater Academy Charter heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Pembroke Pines Charter took over last week. Pembroke Pines Charter slipped by Cardinal Gibbons 44-43 on Wednesday.
Pembroke Pines Charter relied on the efforts of Khaila Sprouse, who posted 19 points, and Madison Ojeda, who scored 15 points.
Meanwhile, Mater Academy Charter entered their tilt with iMater Charter on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Knights 68-20. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
Mater Academy Charter's win came from a few key players Pembroke Pines Charter will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Yakeisha Shillingford, who went 7 of 12 on her way to 15 points in addition to eight steals and five assists. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last eight games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Avila, who went 7 for 13 on her way to 17 points in addition to six assists and three steals.
Mater Academy Charter was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Mater Academy Charter's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for Pembroke Pines Charter, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
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