Palmetto Ridge is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Aubrey Rogers is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Palmetto Ridge Bears will host the Aubrey Rogers Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Palmetto Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season.
Palmetto Ridge will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Naples, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Palmetto Ridge came out on top against Naples by a score of 53-40 on Saturday.
| 12/28/24 vs Naples | 10 |
| 12/01/23 @ LaBelle | 9 |
| 01/20/24 vs Key West | 8 |
| 12/14/23 vs Naples | 7 |
| 11/19/24 vs Gateway | 7 |
Melody Charlton continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten assists. Those ten assists gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Haley Cousins, who posted 12 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Aubrey Rogers humbled Titusville with a 55-21 victory. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
Aubrey Rogers' win came from a few key players Palmetto Ridge will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Madelyn Hamisch, who went 6 of 8 on her way to 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Angelina Insana, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten boards.
Aubrey Rogers smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in ten consecutive games.
Aubrey Rogers has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for Palmetto Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Palmetto Ridge has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 28.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Aubrey Rogers struggles in that department as they've been averaging 35.3 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Palmetto Ridge couldn't quite finish off Aubrey Rogers when the teams last played back in November of 2023 and fell 55-53. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hamisch, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 boards. Now that Palmetto Ridge knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
