The Palm Beach Lakes Rams and the Central Cobras squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Palm Beach Lakes Rams had to settle for second. They took a hard 75-59 fall against the Cobras. Palm Beach Lakes' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
PHEINYX JENKINS and ALTAVION HODGE certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. JENKINS scored 15 points, while HODGE dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. HODGE hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for four straight games. Another player making a difference was JAMAR CALLUM, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Palm Beach Lakes smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central only pulled down nine offensive rebounds.
Central's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Joseph Gayle, who scored 31 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gayle has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher Maxon, who scored 16 points along with seven assists and five rebounds.
Palm Beach Lakes' loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6. As for Central, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-10.
Palm Beach Lakes will take on Windermere at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Windermere knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 13 games -- so hopefully Palm Beach Lakes likes a good challenge. As for Central, they will head out on the road to challenge Jupiter at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Jupiter knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven matches -- so hopefully Central likes a good challenge.
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