The Coral Shores Hurricanes will venture away from home to challenge the Goleman Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with nine losses in a row, Coral Shores turned things around against Mater Bay Academy on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Rays out 52-49. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Hurricanes have posted since December 4, 2023.
Meanwhile, Goleman hadn't done well against Hialeah Gardens recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Goleman slipped by Hialeah Gardens 40-39.
Coral Shores better keep an eye on Franki Sosa. He was instrumental in Goleman's win, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 14 boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Sosa has scored at least a third of Goleman's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylon Hall, who posted ten points and six rebounds.
Goleman has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points per game. As for Coral Shores, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-11.
Coral Shores was taken down by Goleman 71-17 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sosa, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten boards. Now that Coral Shores knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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