Eau Gallie hasn't had much luck against Palm Bay recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Eau Gallie Commodores will face off against the Palm Bay Pirates. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eau Gallie is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 35-34 win over Satellite. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Commodores.
Meanwhile, Palm Bay had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 45.5 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. They breezed by the Raiders to the tune of 69-6. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Raiders are ranked 389th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Palm Bay is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.3 points per game. As for Eau Gallie, their victory bumped their record up to 7-15.
Eau Gallie was taken down by Palm Bay 93-10 in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palm Bay's Jaida Civil, who almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine assists. Now that Eau Gallie knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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