Royal Palm Beach hasn't had much luck against Martin County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Royal Palm Beach Wildcats take on the Martin County Tigers. Royal Palm Beach is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
Royal Palm Beach is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They skirted past Dwyer 52-50.
| 02/05/25 vs Dwyer | 4 |
| 02/03/25 vs West Boca Raton | 3 |
| 01/31/25 vs Central | 4 |
K'Nard Callendar continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 8 for 13 en route to 21 points along with eight boards and four steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last three games he's played. David Alexis was another key player, going 6 of 12 on his way to 14 points.
Meanwhile, Martin County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They took their contest with ease, bagging an 89-61 win over the Lions. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Lions are ranked 170th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Royal Palm Beach is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Martin County, their victory bumped their record up to 21-3.
Royal Palm Beach was taken down by Martin County 82-44 in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. Can Royal Palm Beach avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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