Basketball Preview: Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy Gladiators vs. Inlet Grove Hurricanes
The Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy Gladiators will face off against the Inlet Grove Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53 points per game this season.
Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least 55 points, but Jupiter put an end to it last Thursday. Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy was outmatched by Jupiter on the road and fell 66-28.
Despite the defeat, Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Hershell Reynolds dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. That was a full 78.6% of Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. Brian Williams was another key player, posting four points in addition to ten rebounds and four blocks.
Even though they lost, Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Inlet Grove ended up a good deal behind Vero Beach on Saturday and lost 65-47. The loss was the Hurricanes' first of the season.
Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Inlet Grove, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy suffered a grim 75-54 defeat to Inlet Grove in their previous meeting back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Inlet Grove's Robert Brown, who posted 24 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. Now that Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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