Leonard is 1-9 against Palm Beach Central since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Leonard Lancers will head out to face off against the Palm Beach Central Broncos at 7:00 p.m. Leonard has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Leonard is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Jupiter Christian on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Leonard lost 60-40 to Jupiter Christian.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Angie Vazquez-Damian, who posted eight points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Martinez, who put up ten points.
Meanwhile, Palm Beach Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 54-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Suncoast.
Leonard will have to keep a close watch on Izabelle Vilmont and Triniti Crouse, a pair of players who had a big impact on Palm Beach Central's prior game. Vilmont scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and five steals, while Crouse had 15 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Vilmont a new career-high in boards. Miella McGuire was another key player, putting up five points.
Palm Beach Central's loss dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Leonard, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
Leonard was dealt a bruising 59-18 loss at the hands of Palm Beach Central in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Leonard avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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