Pine Crest easily dispatched Sports Leadership & Management last Monday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Pine Crest Panthers fell just short of the Coral Springs Charter Panthers by a score of 47-44 on Wednesday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Pine Crest came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while Coral Springs Charter is ranked 366th).

Rowan Hoffman
01/15/25 @ Coral Springs Charter | 13 |
01/13/25 @ Sports Leadership & Management | 17 |
01/10/25 vs American Heritage | 15 |
01/09/25 vs West Boca Raton | 15 |
01/07/25 vs Sheridan Hills Christian | 12 |
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Rowan Hoffman, who posted eight points along with 13 rebounds and six blocks. Hoffman is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Rodney Henry, who put up 16 points.
Pine Crest moved to 14-3 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Coral Springs Charter, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Pine Crest wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, an 81-45 victory against Don Soffer Aventura on the 16th. As for Coral Springs Charter, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 63-53 loss against McArthur on the 18th.
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