Fort Lauderdale hasn't had much luck against Boyd Anderson recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Fort Lauderdale Flying L's will take on the Boyd Anderson Cobras. One thing working in Fort Lauderdale's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups.
Last Monday, Fort Lauderdale didn't have quite enough to beat Coral Springs and fell 67-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (56), the Flying L's still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Boyd Anderson was able to grind out a solid win over Taravella on Monday, taking the game 68-57. Given the Cobras' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Trojans are ranked 258th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Boyd Anderson found their leader in sophomore Demarcus Deroche, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. Another player making a difference was Juawayne Walters, who posted 14 points.
Boyd Anderson smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since the start of last season.
Boyd Anderson has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points per game. As for Fort Lauderdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Fort Lauderdale suffered a grim 74-53 defeat to Boyd Anderson when the teams last played back in January of 2020. Thankfully for Fort Lauderdale, Rivaldo Fairweather (who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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