Basketball Game Preview: Palm Glades Prep Academy Eagles vs. BridgePrep Village Green Bulldogs

The Palm Glades Prep Academy Eagles will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the BridgePrep Village Green Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Palm Glades Prep Academy has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while BridgePrep Village Green will arrive with three straight victories.

Palm Glades Prep Academy is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Keys Gate on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Palm Glades Prep Academy was beaten by Keys Gate 74-29. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-18.

Meanwhile, BridgePrep Village Green beat Everglades Prep Academy 65-52 on Monday. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 51.2 points per game.

BridgePrep Village Green's win came from a few key players Palm Glades Prep Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Dadrian Aleman, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. He has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Pedro Ferreira, who went 6 of 13 en route to 15 points along with seven boards and five assists.

BridgePrep Village Green pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points per game. As for Palm Glades Prep Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.

Palm Glades Prep Academy came up short against BridgePrep Village Green when the teams last played on Friday, falling 49-39. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ferreira, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 13 points in addition to six steals and five boards. Now that Palm Glades Prep Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.