Royal Palm Beach is 2-8 against Palm Beach Central since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Royal Palm Beach Wildcats will be playing at home against the Palm Beach Central Broncos at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Royal Palm Beach took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Dwyer 59-57. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Wildcats' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Panthers are ranked 78th).
Royal Palm Beach's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jayden Francis, who went 5 for 6 en route to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Oriean Eells, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 15 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Palm Beach Central waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Knights 59-41.
Palm Beach Central is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Royal Palm Beach, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Royal Palm Beach and Palm Beach Central were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but Royal Palm Beach came up empty-handed after a 48-47 defeat. Thankfully for Royal Palm Beach, Matthew Puodziukaitis (who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 16 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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