Basketball Preview: Inlet Grove Hurricanes vs. Benjamin Buccaneers
Inlet Grove is 0-7 against Benjamin since December of 2016 but things could change on Monday. The Inlet Grove Hurricanes will square off against the Benjamin Buccaneers 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.
Benjamin is hoping to do what Pahokee couldn't on Friday: put an end to Inlet Grove's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Inlet Grove blew past Pahokee 76-37. The Hurricanes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 23 points or more this season.
Ja?Marcus Johnson and Robert Brown were among the main playmakers for Inlet Grove as the former dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds and the latter went 7 for 15 en route to 21 points plus five rebounds and four steals. The match was Brown's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty?Rique Alty, who went 6 for 13 en route to 12 points plus five steals.
Inlet Grove smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Benjamin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Atlantic, falling 82-61. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (57), the Buccaneers still had to take the loss.
Benjamin's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Inlet Grove, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Inlet Grove ended up a good deal behind Benjamin when the teams last played back in January, losing 69-55. Can Inlet Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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