Boynton Beach came into Monday's matchup looking for another win against Atlantic, but Taylor Pierre wouldn't allow it. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, the Eagles made off with a 43-42 win over the Tigers thanks in part to Pierre, who posted 25 points. That makes it ten consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Atlantic's points.
Lea Jean Joseph
| 01/26/26 @ Boynton Beach | 5 |
| 12/08/25 @ Suncoast | 5 |
| 01/07/26 @ St. John Paul II Academy | 4 |
| 12/03/25 vs Dr. Joaquin Garcia | 4 |
| 11/19/25 @ Royal Palm Beach | 3 |
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Another player making a difference was Lea Jean Joseph, who earned 11 points and five steals. She has become a key player for Atlantic: the team is 4-1 when she posts at least three steals, but 0-10 otherwise.
When it comes to explaining why Boynton Beach lost on Monday, don't look at A Nelams. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds. That was a full 40.5% of the Tigers' points, marking the third time in a row Nelams has put up more than a third of the team's points. J Thomas also deserves some recognition as she grabbed her first steal of the season.
Atlantic moved to 4-11 with that victory, which also ended their five-game losing streak. As for Boynton Beach, their defeat was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-13.
Coming up, Atlantic will square off against Park Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Boynton Beach, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 56-35 loss against Olympic Heights on the 27th.
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