Basketball Preview: Palm Beach Gardens Gators vs. Jupiter Warriors
Palm Beach Gardens hasn't had much luck against Jupiter recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Palm Beach Gardens Gators will face off against the Jupiter Warriors at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Palm Beach Gardens sitting on five straight victories and Jupiter on four.
Palm Beach Gardens is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Oxbridge Academy 89-70 on Wednesday. The Gators pushed the score to 72-45 by the end of the third, a deficit the ThunderWolves cut but never quite recovered from.
Palm Beach Gardens' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Enorck Vincent led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Coley, who went 5 for 8 en route to 16 points.
Palm Beach Gardens smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Jupiter and Glades Central met for a duel on Tuesday where Jupiter came out on top. Jupiter took their game against Glades Central 54-42.
Jupiter's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.7 points per game. As for Palm Beach Gardens, their record now sits at 5-1.
Palm Beach Gardens might still be hurting after the 57-36 defeat they got from Jupiter in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can Palm Beach Gardens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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