The Mater Academy Charter Lions are taking a road trip to square off against Sports Leadership & Management at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Thursday, Mater Academy Charter came up short against Norland and fell 61-49. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 275th, while the Vikings are ranked 54th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sports Leadership & Management). They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat Dr. Krop 88-47. Winning may never get old, but Sports Leadership & Management sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Mater Academy Charter better keep an eye on Ethan Taylor. He was instrumental in Sports Leadership & Management's win, going 11 for 13 en route to 28 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Taylor's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Jayden Vigo was another key player, going 7 of 13 on his way to 18 points.
Sports Leadership & Management was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Sports Leadership & Management pushed their record up to 8-9 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.6 points per game. As for Mater Academy Charter, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Mater Academy Charter couldn't quite finish off Sports Leadership & Management in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 and fell 65-62. Can Mater Academy Charter avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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