Basketball Preview: Vero Beach Indians vs. Inlet Grove Hurricanes
The Vero Beach Indians and the Inlet Grove Hurricanes will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
Vero Beach is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Suncoast on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Vero Beach was dealt a 70-39 loss at the hands of Suncoast. The loss was the Indians' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Inlet Grove strolled past Somerset Prep with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 68-49. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hurricanes.
Inlet Grove relied on the efforts of Robert Brown, who went 9 for 17 en route to 20 points plus three steals, and Ja?Marcus Johnson, who went 8 for 16 en route to 19 points plus eight rebounds and three steals. The game was Brown's 14th in a row with at least ten points. Benson Murat was another key player, scoring 12 points.
Inlet Grove's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Vero Beach, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Vero Beach came up short against Inlet Grove in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 63-59. Can Vero Beach avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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