The Palm Beach Gardens Gators and the North Broward Prep Eagles will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 17th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Palm Beach Gardens will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 13 to 4 on the offensive boards, a fact Palm Beach Gardens proved on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 61-46 victory over Dwyer. Given Palm Beach Gardens' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while Dwyer is ranked 165th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Kyana Poitier, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 18 rebounds. She continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Alicia Russell was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, North Broward Prep came up short against King's Academy on Tuesday and fell 49-41. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for North Broward Prep in their matchups with King's Academy: they've now lost four in a row.
Palm Beach Gardens' victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for North Broward Prep, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5.
