Basketball Game Preview: Key West Conchs vs. Hallandale Chargers

The Key West Conchs will venture away from home to square off against the Hallandale Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Key West is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.8 points per game this season.

Last Saturday, Key West didn't have too much breathing room in their match against IMG Academy Gray, but they still walked away with a 54-49 victory.

Key West relied on the efforts of David Aviles, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 16 points in addition to five boards and three steals, and Kameron Roberts, who posted 17 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Aviles a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tramane Scott, who had four points and ten rebounds.

Meanwhile, Hallandale suffered their biggest loss since December 28, 2024 on Thursday. They lost 78-55 to Chaminade-Madonna. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 519th, while the Lions are ranked 40th).

Hallandale has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season. As for Key West, they now have a winning record of 9-8.