Palm Beach Lakes suffered their closest loss since January 9th on Thursday. They fell just short of the Central Cobras by a score of 44-42. If the Rams were looking for revenge after losing 50-35 to the Cobras when the teams met back in January, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Despite the defeat, Palm Beach Lakes saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ajyah Haywood dropped a double-double with 23 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Lyriq Johnson, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 12 boards.
Central can attribute much of their success to CHAUNCIONA DAVIS, who posted 14 points and six rebounds. Those six boards gave DAVIS a new career-high. ARIAH STEPLIN was another key player, dropping a double-double with ten points and 12 rebounds.
Palm Beach Lakes' loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Central, they have started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Coming up, Palm Beach Lakes will be taking part in a tournament against North Miami at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Rams will need to watch out since the Pioneers have now posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Central, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Vero Beach at 6:30 p.m. on December 2. The game will give the Cobras their first taste of in-conference action this season.
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