A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Mater Academy Charter Lions face off against the Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Mater Academy Charter will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Coral Gables, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Mater Academy Charter managed a 72-67 win over Coral Gables on Friday.
| 01/10/25 vs Coral Gables | 23 |
| 01/04/25 vs South Miami | 17 |
| 01/03/25 vs Hallandale | 11 |
| 12/28/24 vs Naples | 7 |
| 12/29/24 vs Port Charlotte | 3 |
Mater Academy Charter found their leader in sophomore Jahi Lopez, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lopez has scored all season. Ethan Davis was another key player, going 5 for 7 on his way to 14 points and five assists.
Meanwhile, Pembroke Pines Charter had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They took down the Sharks 67-50.
Pembroke Pines Charter is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.7 points per game. As for Mater Academy Charter, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Mater Academy Charter strolled past Pembroke Pines Charter when the teams last played back in January of 2018 by a score of 72-56. Does Mater Academy Charter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pembroke Pines Charter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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