Coral Gables took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday (and then some). They breezed by the Dr. Krop Lightning to the tune of 72-31. That's more bragging rights for the Cavaliers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Coral Gables to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gael Cheung, who went 7 for 9 en route to 16 points plus six rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave Cheung a new career-high in threes (two). Cristian Andres Paredes was another key player, going 6 for 8 en route to 18 points.
Coral Gables was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dr. Krop only posted four.
Several Lightning players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Johans Richards, who had eight points in addition to seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Darin Oden, who earned nine points in addition to five rebounds.
Dr. Krop's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Coral Gables has already played their next contest, an 85-31 victory against Booker T. Washington on the 21st. As for Dr. Krop, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 59-35 win against Miami Springs on the 21st.
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