Basketball Game Preview: Naples Golden Eagles vs. Gulf Coast Sharks

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Previous Games

12/03/24 - Home	68-64 W
12/05/23 - Away	78-74 W
01/19/23 - Home	73-72 W
01/13/22 - Away	59-50 W
01/15/21 - Home	74-56 W
+ 5 more games

Naples is 9-1 against Gulf Coast since November of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Naples Golden Eagles will challenge the Gulf Coast Sharks. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Naples is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 70-33 win over Golden Gate. That looming 70-33 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Golden Eagles yet this season.

Meanwhile, Gulf Coast had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They skirted past the Tigers 74-72.

Gulf Coast has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.4 points per game. As for Naples, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 12-13.

Naples didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Gulf Coast when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 68-64 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Naples since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.