It was a good run, but Marathon unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 51-36 bruising from the Goleman Gators. The Dolphins were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Gators earlier this season, when they won 56-53.
Briggs Roberts
| 01/31/25 @ Goleman | 13 |
| 01/23/25 vs Goleman | 12 |
| 11/22/24 vs Horeb Christian | 12 |
| 01/02/25 vs Circle Christian | 9 |
| 12/21/24 vs Coral Shores | 8 |
Marathon's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Briggs Roberts, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 boards, and Carlos Lezcano, who posted eight points. The dominant performance gave Roberts a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Taylor Huff, who earned six points and five boards.
Leading Goleman to victory were Frudrias Porter and Jaylon Hall. Porter had 13 points in addition to six rebounds and six steals, while Hall went 6 for 14 en route to 16 points and eight boards. Porter has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Luka Dotres was another key player, putting up nine points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Marathon's loss dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Goleman, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Marathon will square off against Glades Day at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Goleman, they will take on Hialeah Gardens at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Goleman is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.3 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
