Basketball Preview: Palm Beach Gardens Gators vs. Cardinal Newman Crusaders
Palm Beach Gardens hasn't had much luck against Cardinal Newman recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Palm Beach Gardens Gators will square off against the Cardinal Newman Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with four losses in a row dating back to last season, Palm Beach Gardens finally turned things around against Benjamin on Thursday. They walked away with a 63-50 win over the Buccaneers.
Christian Laurore and Jordan Johnson were among the main playmakers for Palm Beach Gardens as the former posted 14 points along with eight rebounds and the latter earned 12 points plus five rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Enorck Vincent, who posted 13 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman's and Somerset Academy - Canyons' game on Wednesday was close at halftime, but Cardinal Newman turned on the heat in the second half with 34 points. Cardinal Newman was the clear victor by a 58-36 margin over Somerset Academy - Canyons. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Crusaders just coasted through the last quarter.
Cardinal Newman pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.9 points. As for Palm Beach Gardens, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Palm Beach Gardens couldn't quite finish off Cardinal Newman when the teams last played back in December of 2018 and fell 46-43. Can Palm Beach Gardens avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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