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| 02/07/25 - Neutral | 52-51 W |
| 01/07/25 - Away | 49-67 L |
| 01/29/24 - Home | 32-67 L |
| 12/03/22 - Away | 39-63 L |
| 11/30/21 - Home | 48-82 L |
| + 5 more games |
With a playoff win on the line, Sports Leadership & Management rose to the challenge on Friday. They escaped with a win against the Gulliver Prep Raiders by the margin of a single free throw, 52-51. This was a revenge game for Sports Leadership & Management: when they faced off against Gulliver Prep back in January, they had to take a 67-49 defeat.
Sports Leadership & Management's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ethan Taylor, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten rebounds. Taylor has been hot, having posted nine or more boards the last five times he's played. Franco Moreira was another key player, putting up seven points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
Loss or not, Gulliver Prep got some senior leadership from Jacob Marquez and Dylan Brown. Marquez went 10 of 20 on his way to 26 points and five assists, while Brown dropped a double-double with 13 points and 12 boards. That was a full 51% of Gulliver Prep's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Daniel Wood, who scored two points and five rebounds.
Sports Leadership & Management has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.6 points over those games. As for Gulliver Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-8.
Sports Leadership & Management and Gulliver Prep are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Sports Leadership & Management will face off against Pine Crest at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sports Leadership & Management is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.9 points per game this season. As for Gulliver Prep, they will challenge Don Soffer Aventura at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Gulliver Prep also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 62.7 points per game.
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