Basketball Game Preview: Palisades Dolphins vs. Hamilton Yankees

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Previous Games

01/14/26 - Away	87-48 W
02/05/25 - Away	64-49 W
01/17/25 - Home	78-47 W
02/02/24 - Home	67-59 W
01/17/24 - Away	78-56 W
+ 5 more games

Palisades is 8-2 against Hamilton since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Dolphins will welcome the Yankees at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Palisades' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 games.

If Palisades beats Hamilton with 75 points on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Dolphins took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 75-47 win over Fairfax. The Dolphins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Hamilton came up short against Marshall on Saturday and fell 61-53. The Yankees have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Palisades will have to contain Yohan Martinez as he made an impact in Hamilton's last game. He went 6-for-15 en route to 16 points. The matchup was Martinez's third in a row with at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Michael Gooden, who posted eight points and eight rebounds.

Palisades' victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-11. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 83.1 points over those games. As for Hamilton, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.

Everything came up roses for Palisades against Hamilton when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured an 87-48 victory. Do the Dolphins have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Yankees turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.