Palm Beach Gardens was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 75-61 bruising from the Saint Andrew's Scots. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 199th, while the Scots are ranked 37th).
Several Gators players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Enorck Vincent, who went 11 for 24 on his way to 23 points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Jordan Johnson, who went 6 of 10 en route to 16 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Saint Andrew's to victory, but perhaps none more so than Xander Gerard, who went 8 for 13 on his way to 19 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Alex Montes was another key player, dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten boards.
Palm Beach Gardens' loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Saint Andrew's, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season.
Palm Beach Gardens didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 57-51 win against Palm Beach Lakes on the 21st. As for Saint Andrew's, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Palmer Trinity at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Saint Andrew's is on a 15-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Palmer Trinity a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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