This season hasn't been kind to the Coral Gables Cavaliers, who are still winless after their fourth contest. They fell 46-36 to Goleman on Monday. While losing is never fun, Coral Gables can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 557th, while Goleman is ranked 260th).
Sela Pe?a and Kamariya Dekle certainly did their best on Monday to try and avoid the loss. Pe?a scored eight points, while Dekle scored six points.
Goleman got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Akayla Edwards out in front who scored 18 points along with six steals and five rebounds. Those six steals set a new season-high mark for Edwards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasmin Brown, who scored 14 points along with five steals.
Coral Gables' defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Goleman, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Coral Gables will be playing at home against Palmetto at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Goleman, they will head out on the road to face off against North Miami Beach at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. North Miami Beach's defense has only allowed 23.8 points per game this season, so Goleman's offense will have their work cut out for Goleman.
