The Pahokee Blue Devils couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 44-31 to Royal Palm Beach on Wednesday. Pahokee has not had much luck with Royal Palm Beach recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Leading Royal Palm Beach to victory were Makayla Williams-Johnson and Mariayah Jean. Williams-Johnson scored 13 points along with 9 rebounds, while Jean scored 15 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Jean has scored at least 25% of Royal Palm Beach's points.
Pahokee's defeat dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Royal Palm Beach, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Pahokee will be playing at home against Boynton Beach at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Royal Palm Beach, they will head out on the road to face off against Dr. Joaquin Garcia at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Dr. Joaquin Garcia comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 24 points in their last three games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
