The Palm Beach Lakes Rams will square off against the Palm Beach Gardens Gators at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Palm Beach Lakes will be strutting in after a victory while Palm Beach Gardens will be coming in after a loss.
Palm Beach Lakes picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past North Broward Prep 55-52.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Palm Beach Gardens' good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Dwyer by a score of 50-47. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Gators came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Panthers are ranked 200th).
Palm Beach Lakes will have to contain Azariah Marrero as she made an impact in Palm Beach Gardens' last game. She posted 17 points in addition to seven assists and four steals. Another player making a difference was Latasha Whyte, who had eight points and eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Palm Beach Gardens smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive games.
Palm Beach Lakes is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Palm Beach Gardens, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6.
Palm Beach Lakes lost to Palm Beach Gardens at home by a decisive 58-39 margin in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Thankfully for Palm Beach Lakes, Kyana Poitier (who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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