After three games on the road, Pembroke Pines Charter is heading back home. They will take on the Blanche Ely Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Pembroke Pines Charter's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
Last Monday, Pembroke Pines Charter faced Calvary Christian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Pembroke Pines Charter took down Calvary Christian Academy 80-66. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Pembroke Pines Charter got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Maximo Ortega out in front who scored 19 points along with five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Ortega has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremy Elyzee, who scored 20 points along with nine rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Blanche Ely came tearing into Saturday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 58-50 win over Godby. That's two games straight that Blanche Ely has won by exactly eight points.
Pembroke Pines Charter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Blanche Ely, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Pembroke Pines Charter came up short against Blanche Ely in their previous meeting back in January of 2019, falling 67-61. Thankfully for Pembroke Pines Charter, Lamont Evans (who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 21 points and 3 assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
