Basketball Game Preview: Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars vs. St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders

Pembroke Pines Charter is on a 11-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while St. Thomas Aquinas is on a five-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars will welcome the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pembroke Pines Charter will be strutting in after a win while St. Thomas Aquinas will be coming in after a defeat.

It was a proper cat-fight when Pembroke Pines Charter took on Chaminade-Madonna on Saturday. Pembroke Pines Charter snuck past Chaminade-Madonna with a 46-42 victory.

Meanwhile, St. Thomas Aquinas unfortunately witnessed the end of their 15-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of North Broward Prep by a score of 66-64. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Raiders came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Eagles are ranked 120th).

St. Thomas Aquinas' loss dropped their record down to 16-2. As for Pembroke Pines Charter, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.

Pembroke Pines Charter was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Thomas Aquinas in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 64-57. Will Pembroke Pines Charter repeat their success, or does St. Thomas Aquinas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.