The Monsignor Pace Spartans will square off against the Hialeah-Miami Lakes Trojans at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Monsignor Pace and four for Hialeah-Miami Lakes.
Monsignor Pace is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Atlantic 88-82. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 503rd, while the Eagles are ranked 228th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Easton Gelin, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 boards. Nicholas Vico was another key player, going 6 for 15 en route to 17 points in addition to six rebounds and five steals.
Even though they lost, Monsignor Pace was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Hialeah-Miami Lakes came up short against Hialeah Gardens on Friday and fell 48-37.
Hialeah-Miami Lakes' defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Monsignor Pace, their loss dropped their record down to 4-20.
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