The Coral Gables Cavaliers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Palmetto Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Coral Gables is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
Last Monday, Coral Gables came up short against Goleman and fell 46-36. While losing is never fun, Coral Gables can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 557th, while Goleman is ranked 260th).
Despite the loss, Coral Gables had strong showings from Sela Pe?a, who scored eight points, and Kamariya Dekle, who scored six points.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Palmetto's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They had to suffer through a rough 55-17 loss at the hands of Southridge. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Palmetto has scored all season.
Coral Gables' loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Palmetto, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Coral Gables was able to grind out a solid victory over Palmetto in their previous matchup back in December of 2015, winning 43-33. Does Coral Gables have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palmetto turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
