The Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars will face off against the Atlantic Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pembroke Pines Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Archbishop McCarthy as Pembroke Pines Charter made off with an 83-58 victory. The Jaguars' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Robert Guishard
| 02/07/25 vs Archbishop McCarthy | 20 |
| 01/16/25 vs Coral Springs | 18 |
| 12/20/24 vs North Mecklenburg | 18 |
| 01/08/25 @ Cardinal Gibbons | 17 |
| 11/19/24 vs Stoneman Douglas | 16 |
Robert Guishard continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 36 points and 20 rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Maximo Ortega, who dropped a triple-double with 19 points, ten rebounds, and 11 assists.
Pembroke Pines Charter was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Atlantic was beaten by Blanche Ely 101-71 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Tigers are ranked 36th).
Pembroke Pines Charter will have to contain James Tillman as he made an impact in Atlantic's last game. He went 8 of 12 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and six boards. Tillman is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last three games he's played. Jonathan Richard was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds.
Pembroke Pines Charter has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points over those games. As for Atlantic, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Pembroke Pines Charter has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 30 boards per game. However, it's not like Atlantic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 23.3 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
