Basketball Game Preview: Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars vs. Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks

The Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars will face off against the Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Pembroke Pines Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Dillard, posting a 77-48 victory. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Panthers are ranked 319th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Archbishop McCarthy earned a 78-66 win over Plantation on Wednesday.

Pembroke Pines Charter is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.4 points per game. As for Archbishop McCarthy, their victory bumped their record up to 15-11.

Pembroke Pines Charter beat Archbishop McCarthy 83-74 in their previous meeting back in February of 2021. Will Pembroke Pines Charter repeat their success, or does Archbishop McCarthy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.