Basketball Preview: Balboa Roughriders vs. Coral Glades Jaguars
The Balboa Roughriders and the Coral Glades Jaguars will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. One thing working in Balboa's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Balboa finally turned things around against Sunlake on Friday. They blew past the Seahawks, posting an 82-42 win. That 40 point margin sets a new team best for the Roughriders this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Balboa to victory, but perhaps none more so than Apolo Caetano, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine assists. The team also got some help courtesy of BwaBwa Josue, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds.
Balboa smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging NaN offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 0.
Meanwhile, Coral Glades didn't have quite enough to beat Central Pointe Christian Academy on Friday and fell 63-61.
Balboa's victory bumped their record up to 3-9. As for Coral Glades, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
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