The Palmetto Ridge Bears will square off against the Pine Crest Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Palmetto Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Fort Myers to the tune of 75-33 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Bears have posted since December 10, 2024.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Pine Crest challenged Barron Collier on Friday. Pine Crest came out on top against Barron Collier by a score of 55-42. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Cougars are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Palmetto Ridge has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.8 points per game. As for Pine Crest, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4.
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