Palm Beach Gardens won the last time they faced Santaluces, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Palm Beach Gardens Gators claimed a resounding 64-36 victory over the Santaluces Chiefs. The game marked the Gators' most dominant win of the season so far.
Palm Beach Gardens' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Chris Varner, who posted nine points plus eight rebounds and five steals. With that strong performance, Varner is now averaging an impressive 2.5 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Enorck Vincent, who went 5 for 12 en route to 14 points.
Palm Beach Gardens smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
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).
Palm Beach Gardens' victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Santaluces, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Palm Beach Gardens will head out on the road to challenge Forest Hill at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Forest Hill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season. As for Santaluces, they will head out to square 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.
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