Basketball Recap: Giordan Gainey Key Part of a Team Effort in Hurricanes Win

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Dunedin, Palm Harbor University was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They came out on top against the Pinellas Park Patriots by a score of 53-46. That's more bragging rights for the Hurricanes, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Palm Harbor University to victory, but perhaps none more so than Giordan Gainey, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards. The dominant performance gave Gainey a new career-high in rebounds. Curtis George was another key player, putting up 14 points and eight boards.

Palm Harbor University has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-14 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.8 points per game. As for Pinellas Park, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.

Palm Harbor University and Pinellas Park could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Palm Harbor University (ranked 531st) will meet East Lake (ranked 113th) at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Palm Harbor University is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses. Meanwhile, Pinellas Park will face off against Lakewood at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday down 320 places (611 vs. 291).