Port St. Lucie has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Lincoln Park Academy Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Port St. Lucie's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 12 games.
Port St. Lucie pushed their score all the way to 65 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 78-65 to Harmony. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game on Tuesday (58), Port St. Lucie still had to take the loss.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Makhari Chambliss, who scored 19 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Ryan Rodriguez, who scored 22 points along with five assists.
Lincoln Park Academy has not had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They took down Melbourne Central Catholic 60-46 on Friday.
Port St. Lucie's loss dropped their record down to 16-4. As for Lincoln Park Academy, their win bumped their record up to 3-11.
Everything came up roses for Port St. Lucie against Lincoln Park Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2023 as the team secured a 88-44 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lincoln Park Academy's J'Shaun Williams, who scored 21 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Port St. Lucie still be able to contain him? There's only one way to find out.
