Basketball Game Preview: Olympic Heights Lions vs. West Boca Raton Bulls
By Team Reports
Feb 1, 2025, 1:18am
Basketball Preview: Olympic Heights Lions vs. West Boca Raton Bulls
Olympic Heights is 2-8 against West Boca Raton since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Olympic Heights Lions will square off against the West Boca Raton Bulls. Olympic Heights is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Last Thursday, everything came up roses for Olympic Heights against Benjamin as the team secured a 66-30 win. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, West Boca Raton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by Park Vista 75-39. While losing is never fun, the Bulls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 512th, while the Cobras are ranked 210th).
Olympic Heights will need focus on slowing down Brianna Morgan, one of several West Boca Raton players who made an impact when they last played. She almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jules Etue, who posted three points along with eight boards, seven steals, and five assists.
Olympic Heights' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for West Boca Raton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-17.
Everything went Olympic Heights' way against West Boca Raton in their previous matchup back in January, as Olympic Heights made off with a 69-45 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Olympic Heights since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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