The Palm Beach Gardens Gators extended their postseason success on Friday against the Centennial Eagles. They had just enough and edged the Eagles out 55-52. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Palm Beach Gardens.
Kyana Poitier continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 21 rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more rebounds the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Alicia Russell, who scored 11 points along with five steals.
Centennial's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jada Parson, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakenzye McBride, who scored 11 points along with six assists.
Palm Beach Gardens has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Centennial, their loss dropped their record down to 15-10.
Palm Beach Gardens is on the road again on Wednesday and plays Palm Beach Central at 7:00 p.m. on February 14th. One thing working in Palm Beach Central's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matchups. As for Centennial, they will square off against West Orange at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Centennial is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season.
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