Basketball Game Recap: Coral Gables Cavaliers vs. Florida Christian Patriots

By Team Reports Dec 17, 2023, 9:31pm

Recap: Coral Gables Cavaliers vs. Florida Christian Patriots

The Coral Gables Cavaliers were the 65-59 winner over the Florida Christian Patriots when they last played one another back in November of 2015, but their luck changed this time around. Coral Gables lost to Florida Christian on the road by a decisive 56-41 margin on Wednesday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Coral Gables has scored all season.

Coral Gables lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Marcellis Williams , who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds. The match was Williams 's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Cristian Andres Paredes was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.

This is the second loss in a row for Coral Gables and nudges their season record down to 6-2. As for Florida Christian, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.

Coral Gables and Sports Leadership & Management will face off at 7:30 p.m. on December 14th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Sports Leadership & Management has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. Florida Christian and Somerset Academy will face off at 6:00 p.m. on December 14th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Florida (Somerset Academy is ranked 49th, while Florida Christian is ranked 63rd).