Basketball Game Preview: Coral Springs Colts vs. Palm Beach Gardens Gators

The Coral Springs Colts will take on the Palm Beach Gardens Gators in a tournament on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Palm Beach Gardens is hoping to do what Coconut Creek couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to Coral Springs' winning streak, which now stands at four games. Coral Springs blew past Coconut Creek 62-31. The Colts have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 24 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Camryn Smith, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 27 points and six steals. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Janelle Swaby, who posted seven points and four steals.

Meanwhile, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Palm Beach Gardens made off with a 56-55 win over Blanche Ely.

Coral Springs better keep an eye on Latasha Whyte. She was instrumental in Palm Beach Gardens' win, dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Whyte has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last six times she's played. Darudine Dejadin was another key player, putting up 11 points.

Coral Springs' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.3 points. As for Palm Beach Gardens, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Coral Springs and Palm Beach Gardens are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Coral Springs hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 55.9 points per game. However, it's not like Palm Beach Gardens struggles in that department as they've been averaging 56.5 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.