The Palm Beach Gardens Gators and the Oak Ridge Pioneers squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but sadly the Palm Beach Gardens Gators had to settle for second. They fell 45-38 to the Pioneers. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Palm Beach Gardens has scored all season.
Several Gators players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Latasha Whyte, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kyana Poitier, who scored six points along with 13 rebounds and two steals.
Zora Jackson continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Oak Ridge, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Jackson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 17 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zahariah Jones, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Palm Beach Gardens' loss dropped their record down to 22-4. As for Oak Ridge, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-12 record this season.
Palm Beach Gardens does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oak Ridge, they will square off against Dr. Phillips at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dr. Phillips will roll in looking for their 18th straight victory, something Oak Ridge surely won't give up without a fight.
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