Jupiter Christian took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday. They secured a 66-60 W over the Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy Gladiators.
Matthew Barrett had an outrageously good game as he dropped a double-double on 26 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in offensive rebounds (six). Another player making a difference was Jordan Rivera, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds.
Jupiter Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy only posted seven.
Despite the loss, Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Hershell Reynolds dropped a double-double on 36 points and 13 rebounds. Reynolds' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jashaun Baker, who had eight points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy is on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Jupiter Christian Eagles face off against the FAU High Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy, they and Village Academy will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
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