Having just played yesterday, the Inlet Grove Hurricanes will head out on the road to face off against the Pahokee Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Inlet Grove knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Pahokee likes a good challenge.
Inlet Grove will head into Tuesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 67) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Palm Beach Gardens, sneaking past 60-58.
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Inlet Grove found their leader in sophomore Robert Brown, who went 9 of 17 en route to 23 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. What's more, Brown also racked up two blocks, the most he's had since back in January of 2024. Benson Murat was another key player, putting up 15 points and six boards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pahokee). They put the hurt on Dreyfoos School of the Arts with a sharp 70-46 win on Monday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-23.
Inlet Grove better focus on containing Kanyon Burton and Ja'Tahj Dowdell as the pair were huge in Pahokee's win. Burton posted 19 points, while Dowdell put up 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Herbert Crawford, who had nine points.
Inlet Grove pushed their record up to 16-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points per game. As for Pahokee, they moved to 4-10 with that win, which also ended their five-game losing streak.
Everything came up roses for Inlet Grove against Pahokee when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 76-37 victory. In that match, Inlet Grove amassed a halftime lead of 42-22, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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