The Miami Country Day Spartans will challenge the Palmetto Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Miami Country Day knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 14 matches -- so hopefully Palmetto likes a good challenge.
Miami Country Day's tournament run continued when they took on NSU University on Saturday. Miami Country Day fell just short of NSU University by a score of 69-67. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (66), the Spartans still had to take the loss.
| 01/25/25 vs NSU University | 26 |
| 01/08/25 @ Archbishop McCarthy | 25 |
| 01/14/25 @ Coral Gables | 23 |
| 12/30/24 vs Lakota West | 22 |
| 12/04/24 vs Somerset Academy | 20 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Fernando Romero, who went 10 for 22 en route to 26 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Reid, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine assists.
Even though they lost, Miami Country Day 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 eight offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Palmetto can bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They secured a 73-69 W over Homestead. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Broncos are ranked 275th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Palmetto's victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Miami Country Day, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-6 record this season.
Miami Country Day was able to grind out a solid win over Palmetto when the teams last played back in December of 2014, winning 64-55. Will Miami Country Day repeat their success, or does Palmetto have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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