The Palm Beach Gardens Gators will challenge the Palm Beach Lakes Rams on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Palm Beach Gardens is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 46-27 victory over Wellington. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Wolverines are ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Latasha Whyte was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Palm Beach Gardens' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandi Brown, who posted five points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Palm Beach Lakes waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Broncos with a sharp 53-32 win. The Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 20 points or more this season.
Palm Beach Lakes pushed their record up to 12-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.7 points per game. As for Palm Beach Gardens, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-9.
Palm Beach Gardens was able to grind out a solid victory over Palm Beach Lakes in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 49-37. Does Palm Beach Gardens have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palm Beach Lakes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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