The Southridge Spartans entered their tilt with the Mater Academy Charter Lions with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Southridge blew past Mater Academy Charter, posting a 67-19 win at home. Given Southridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while Mater Academy Charter is ranked 76th), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shanaii Gamble went supernova for Southridge, scoring 28 points along with 7 rebounds and 5 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which Gamble has scored at least 25% of Southridge's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dianka Hardisson, who scored 15 points along with 4 steals.
Southridge's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Mater Academy Charter, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-3.
Southridge will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Mater Lakes Academy at 5:00 p.m. Mater Academy Charter won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against North Miami at 5:00 p.m. on November 28th.
