Basketball Game Preview: Ribault Trojans vs. Palm Beach Lakes Rams

The Ribault Trojans will square off against the Palm Beach Lakes Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Palm Beach Lakes took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Ribault, who comes in off a win.

Ribault is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on Monday with ease, bagging a 90-50 victory over First Coast. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 69-35.

Kaleb McDuffie

Steals

01/13/25 vs First Coast	2
01/10/25 vs Bishop Snyder	3
01/07/25 @ Paxon School For Advanced Studies	5

Ribault's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kaleb McDuffie, who went 7 of 12 en route to 17 points and seven assists. McDuffie has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jamian Jackson, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 11 points along with five assists and four steals.

Meanwhile, Palm Beach Lakes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 56-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of King's Academy.

Ribault is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which lines up perfectly with their 12-4 record this season. As for Palm Beach Lakes, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.