The Coral Springs Charter Panthers will take on the Leonard Lancers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Coral Springs Charter will be strutting in after a win while Leonard will be coming in after a defeat.
Coral Springs Charter is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Coconut Creek: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Coral Springs Charter blew Coconut Creek out of the water with a 69-35 final score. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 336th, while the Cougars are ranked 686th), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Leonard played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 70-45 to Dr. Joaquin Garcia. The Lancers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Coral Springs Charter will have to contain Bryce Reed as he made an impact in Leonard's last game. He almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine boards. That was a full 53.3% of Leonard's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeff Jean, who had six points in addition to five rebounds and three blocks.
Even though they lost, Leonard smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Leonard's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Coral Springs Charter, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
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