West Boca Raton and Spanish River are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The West Boca Raton Bulls just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Spanish River Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Spanish River took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on West Boca Raton, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with 24 losses in a row dating back to last season, West Boca Raton turned things around against Atlantic on Thursday. They skirted past the Eagles 53-50. The Bulls' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
| 01/23/25 @ Atlantic | 18 |
| 01/07/25 @ Olympic Heights | 14 |
| 12/09/24 vs Olympic Heights | 12 |
| 01/11/25 @ Santaluces | 11 |
| 01/21/25 @ Saint Andrew's | 10 |
West Boca Raton's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brianna Morgan, who went 9 of 18 on her way to 18 points along with six boards and four steals. Those 18 points gave Morgan a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jules Etue, who posted 14 points in addition to eight assists and eight rebounds.
West Boca Raton was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Spanish River lost 53-30 to Jupiter on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 433rd, while the Warriors are ranked 113th).
West Boca Raton will need focus on slowing down Gilly Meirav, one of several Spanish River players who made an impact when they last played. She put up four points and three steals.
Spanish River has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season. As for West Boca Raton, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-14.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: West Boca Raton has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 22.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Spanish River struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.9 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
West Boca Raton came up short against Spanish River when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 30-25. Can West Boca Raton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
