Inlet Grove hasn't had much luck against Oxbridge Academy recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Inlet Grove Hurricanes will head out to face off against the Oxbridge Academy ThunderWolves at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Inlet Grove got the win against Trinity Christian Academy by a conclusive 64-41. The Hurricanes pushed the score to 50-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.
Inlet Grove relied on the efforts of Robert Brown, who went 9 for 16 en route to 18 points, and Jorden Black, who went 5 for 7 en route to 15 points plus six rebounds and three steals. What's more, Black also posted a 67% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in January. Another player making a difference was Tayler Hodge White, who earned four points plus four steals.
Meanwhile, Oxbridge Academy ended up a good deal behind Palm Beach Gardens on Wednesday and lost 89-70. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (69), the ThunderWolves still had to take the loss.
Oxbridge Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Inlet Grove, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Inlet Grove didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Oxbridge Academy in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 72-68 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Inlet Grove since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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