The Palm Beach Lakes Rams will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Park Vista Cobras at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Palm Beach Lakes came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Royal Palm Beach by a score of 59-50. Given Palm Beach Lakes' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while Royal Palm Beach is ranked 157th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Park Vista suffered their closest defeat yet this season on Friday. They fell just short of Atlantic Christian by a score of 59-57. That's two games in a row now that Park Vista has lost by exactly two points.
Park Vista's defeat came about despite a quality game from Tray Goldwire, who scored 15 points. Another player making a difference was Bendrick Lindor, who scored eight points.
Palm Beach Lakes is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Park Vista, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.
Palm Beach Lakes came up short against Park Vista when the teams last played back in January of 2023, falling 67-54. Thankfully for Palm Beach Lakes, Carlos Perez (who scored 21 points along with nine rebounds and five assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
