The Downtown Doral Dolphins will head out to challenge the Reagan Bison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Downtown Doral is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.9 points per game this season.
Downtown Doral is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since February 1, 2024 on Monday. They took a blow against St. Brendan, falling 68-32. While losing is never fun, the Dolphins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 423rd, while the Sabres are ranked 84th).
Despite the loss, Downtown Doral had strong showings from Giancarlo Romero, who posted ten points and seven rebounds, and Samuel Salas, who earned 11 points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Reagan, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They breezed by Miami Beach to the tune of 70-43 on Thursday. The score was close at the half, but the Bison pulled away in the second half with 38 points.
Reagan's win came from a few key players Downtown Doral will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Sebastian Gonzalez, who scored 21 points in addition to seven boards and five assists. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in steals (four). Ronal Hodelin was another key player, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 17 rebounds.
Reagan was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Reagan pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for Downtown Doral, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 10-5 record.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Downtown Doral has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 26.9 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Reagan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34.6 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
