The Boynton Beach Tigers will challenge the Jupiter Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Boynton Beach is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 62-14 victory over Forest Hill. With the Tigers ahead 40-8 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Boynton Beach to victory, but perhaps none more so than Allyson Nelams, who went 5 for 7 en route to 12 points plus four steals. Another player making a difference was A'Mia Denmark, who went 5 for 12 en route to 11 points plus six rebounds and five steals.
Boynton Beach was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Jupiter had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They blew past the Panthers 55-28. While the Warriors didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Jupiter's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ainsley Graybeal, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 14 rebounds, and Kaydince Hallas, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds. Graybeal continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Colleen Horne, who earned four points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.
The win snapped Boynton Beach's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record. As for Jupiter, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Boynton Beach has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 35 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Jupiter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34.4. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Boynton Beach skirted past Jupiter 50-48 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Jupiter's Lilly Gumson, who went 9 for 11 en route to 18 points. Now that she won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Boynton Beach to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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