Basketball Game Preview: Royal Palm Beach Wildcats vs. Leonard Lancers
By Team Reports
Jan 10, 2025, 1:56am
Basketball Preview: Royal Palm Beach Wildcats vs. Leonard Lancers
The Royal Palm Beach Wildcats will face off against the Leonard Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Leonard took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Royal Palm Beach, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, everything went Royal Palm Beach's way against Lake Worth as Royal Palm Beach made off with a 38-13 win. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 20 points or more this season.
Royal Palm Beach's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aria Junious, who posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Laramee, who earned ten points.
Meanwhile, Leonard was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 54-33 to Forest Hill.
Royal Palm Beach will need focus on slowing down Witney Naurelus, one of several Leonard players who made an impact when they last played. She put up 12 points. That was a full 36.4% of Leonard's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Bradline Eriscar, who posted eight points.
Royal Palm Beach's victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-5. As for Leonard, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Royal Palm Beach took their win against Leonard in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 38-18. Does Royal Palm Beach have another victory up their sleeve, or will Leonard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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