Everglades lost against Fort Lauderdale back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Everglades Gators fell to the Fort Lauderdale Flying L's 57-52.
Despite the loss, Everglades still got an impressive performance from Odean Gilmore, who posted 16 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Lance Bailey, Jr, who put up nine points in addition to five rebounds and five steals.
Reggie Cleveland was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards for Fort Lauderdale. Cleveland has been hot, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last seven times he's played. Rawle Farose was another key player, putting up ten points and six boards.
Everglades' defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Fort Lauderdale, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-3.
Everglades didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 52-50 loss against Central on the 18th. As for Fort Lauderdale, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 72-61 defeat against Taravella on the 17th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps