Dwyer and Royal Palm Beach squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Dwyer had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Royal Palm Beach Wildcats by a score of 52-50. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 59-57 two weeks ago.
Despite the loss, Dwyer still got an impressive performance from JORDAN QUINCE, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 18 points in addition to seven boards and three blocks. JERMUNI SHULER was another key player, putting up nine points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Dwyer smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive matches.
K'Nard Callendar continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Royal Palm Beach, going 8 for 13 to rack up 21 points along with eight boards and four steals. Callendar is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was David Alexis, who went 6 of 12 en route to 14 points.
Dwyer's loss dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Royal Palm Beach, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 16-8.
Coming up, Dwyer will take on St. Thomas Aquinas at 7:00 p.m. on February 12th. St. Thomas Aquinas has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Royal Palm Beach, they have already played their next contest, a 74-69 defeat against Martin County on the 7th.
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