The Palm Beach Lakes Rams came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Royal Palm Beach by a score of 59-50. Given Palm Beach Lakes' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while Royal Palm Beach is ranked 157th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jayden Coney, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Coney is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last four games he's played. Michael Vilsaint was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Palm Beach Lakes has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Royal Palm Beach, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5.
Palm Beach Lakes will take on Park Vista at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Park Vista focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up six on Friday. As for Royal Palm Beach, they will head out on the road to take on Dwyer at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Dwyer focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up six on Tuesday.
