Suncoast hasn't had much luck against Palm Beach Gardens recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Suncoast Chargers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Palm Beach Gardens Gators at 7:30 p.m.
On Wednesday, Suncoast lost to Dwyer at home by a 50-36 margin. The Chargers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Palm Beach Gardens didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Coral Springs on Friday, but they still walked away with a 45-40 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gators.
Suncoast better focus on containing Latasha Whyte and Nahomie Jeune Louis as the pair were huge in Palm Beach Gardens' win. Whyte dropped a double-double on ten points and 17 boards, while Jeune Louis posted ten points along with seven rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Whyte a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Zyairah Pitts, who put up five points and six rebounds.
Palm Beach Gardens smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in eight consecutive games.
Suncoast's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Palm Beach Gardens, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Suncoast was dealt a bruising 80-38 defeat at the hands of Palm Beach Gardens in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Suncoast was down 48-15.
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