The Palm Beach Gardens Gators will face off against the Coral Springs Colts at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Palm Beach Gardens saw some tournament action on Monday. They slipped by Blanche Ely 56-55.
12/30/24 vs Blanche Ely | 10 |
12/28/24 vs Owensboro Catholic | 8 |
12/27/24 vs Gig Harbor | 11 |
12/13/24 vs Central | 8 |
12/10/24 @ King's Academy | 8 |
12/04/24 @ North Broward Prep | 15 |
It was another big night for Latasha Whyte, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. She is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Darudine Dejadin, who posted 11 points.
Meanwhile, Coral Springs came tearing into two weeks ago's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Cougars 62-31. The Colts have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 24 points or more this season.
Palm Beach Gardens better keep an eye on Camryn Smith. She was instrumental in Coral Springs' win, going 5 of 8 on her way to 27 points and six steals. With that strong performance, Smith is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Janelle Swaby, who put up seven points and four steals.
Coral Springs' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.3 points. As for Palm Beach Gardens, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Palm Beach Gardens and Coral Springs are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Palm Beach Gardens hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 56.5 points per game. However, it's not like Coral Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 55.9 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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