Santaluces lost against Palm Beach Gardens back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Santaluces Chiefs were outmatched by the Palm Beach Gardens Gators at home and fell 64-36. The Chiefs' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Despite the loss, Santaluces still got an impressive performance from Trent Nixon, who went 5 for 11 en route to 15 points plus two steals. The dominant performance also gave Nixon a new career-high in threes (four).
Even though they lost, Santaluces smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Palm Beach Gardens' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Chris Varner led the charge by posting nine points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals. Varner has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Enorck Vincent was another key player, going 5 for 12 en route to 14 points.
Santaluces' loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Palm Beach Gardens, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Santaluces will face off against Seminole Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Santaluces is facing Seminole Ridge at the right time seeing as Seminole Ridge is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Palm Beach Gardens, they will venture away from home to challenge Forest Hill at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Palm Beach Gardens is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.2 points per game this season.
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