Bears
| 01/21/25 @ East Lee County | 96 |
| 01/10/25 vs Estero | 86 |
| 11/22/24 @ Bonita Springs | 72 |
| 01/09/25 vs Gulf Coast | 71 |
| 12/11/24 vs Naples | 68 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palmetto Ridge). They claimed a resounding 96-59 win over the East Lee County Jaguars. The Bears pushed the score to 78-49 by the end of the third, a deficit the Jaguars had little chance of recovering from.
Judah Lopez was a one-man wrecking crew for Palmetto Ridge as he dropped a double-double on 40 points and 12 rebounds. Those 12 boards gave Lopez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Juju Castillo, who dropped a triple-double on 14 points, ten rebounds, and ten assists.
Palmetto Ridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 28 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
East Lee County lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Derek Bannister, who posted 13 points. Julius Georges was another key player, putting up 11 points along with six boards and five steals.
The victory was the third in a row for Palmetto Ridge, bringing their record for this year to 14-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points per game. As for East Lee County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Palmetto Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 61-52 win against Fort Myers on the 23rd. East Lee County has also already played their next game, an 81-66 defeat against Gateway on the 23rd.
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