The Pahokee Blue Devils's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a rough 64-14 loss at the hands of Boynton Beach. While losing is never fun, Pahokee can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 596th, while Boynton Beach is ranked 182nd).
Boynton Beach's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Rebeca Jean led the charge by dropping a double-double on 22 points and 14 rebounds. The matchup was Jean 's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Delylah Gainza, who scored 14 points along with six assists and five rebounds.
Pahokee's defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-2. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 20.4 points per game. As for Boynton Beach, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Pahokee will head out on the road to face off against Dreyfoos School of the Arts at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Boynton Beach, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wellington at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Wellington focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 on Monday.
