Flagler Palm Coast picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They skirted past the Lake Gibson Braves 69-67.
Flagler Palm Coast's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Anthony Hampton led the charge by going 8 for 17 en route to 25 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Hampton has scored at least a third of Flagler Palm Coast's points. Another player making a difference was Nateshawn Royal, who posted five points in addition to nine assists and six blocks.
Flagler Palm Coast is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 34.3% in those games and 17.4% outside of them. As for Lake Gibson, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.
Flagler Palm Coast will be playing in front of their home fans against Matanzas at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Matanzas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.3 points per game this season. Lake Gibson has already played their next game, a 55-39 victory against Father Lopez on the 20th.
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