The Killian Cougars will square off against the Coral Shores Hurricanes on Monday. Killian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.9 points per game this season.
Killian took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 66-51 win over Westland Hialeah. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Cougars as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
It was another big night for Christian Torres, who shot 11-for-20 from long range and dropped a double-double on 42 points and 13 boards. That makes it five consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Killian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Derico Taylor, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Coral Shores was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by Lake Worth Christian and fell 83-50. While losing is never fun, the Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 688th, while the Defenders are ranked 316th).
Killian's win bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Coral Shores, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
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