After soaring to 60 points the game before, Palm Glades Prep Academy was a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They came up short against the Marathon Dolphins, falling 48-28. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 43-37 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Palm Glades Prep Academy lost, don't look at Anthony Delgado. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 14 en route to 14 points plus eight rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave Delgado a new career-high in offensive rebounds (six). Another player making a difference was Elvis Jean Jacques, who earned four points plus six rebounds.
Daeshawn Holmes was nothing short of spectacular for Marathon: he dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. Holmes is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least 12 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Chapman, who had nine points in addition to two steals and two blocks.
Palm Glades Prep Academy now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Marathon, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Palm Glades Prep Academy has already played their next game (against Marathon), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Marathon, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Coral Shores at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Marathon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season.
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