The Pinecrest Glades Academy Dragons suffered their biggest loss since November 27, 2023 on Wednesday. Their rough 71-47 defeat to Downtown Doral might stick with them for a while. Pinecrest Glades Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-19.
Several Dragons players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Keith Hernandez, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Hernandez is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Ronnie Rivero, who scored 12 points.
Juan Diego Castro continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Downtown Doral, scoring 31 points. Castro hasn't dropped below 15 points for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Giancarlo Romero, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 15 rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Pinecrest Glades Academy and nudges their season record down to 7-4. As for Downtown Doral, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-12.
Pinecrest Glades Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Colonial Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Colonial Christian is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses. As for Downtown Doral, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against JC Bermudez Doral at 7:30 p.m. on January 25th. JC Bermudez Doral is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
