The Palm Beach Lakes Rams will be taking part in a tournament against the North Miami Pioneers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Palm Beach Lakes is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since January 9th on Thursday. They fell just short of Central by a score of 44-42.
Despite the loss, 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.
Meanwhile, North Miami strolled into their game on Thursday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They blew past South Plantation 90-13. The Pioneers pushed the score to 78-11 by the end of the third, a deficit the Paladins had no chance of recovering from.
North Miami's win came from a few key players Palm Beach Lakes will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jadore Hayes, who dropped a double-double with 26 points and ten rebounds. She has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last nine times she's played. Rayna Benoit was another key player, going 11-for-17 en route to 26 points and six steals.
North Miami smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in seven consecutive contests dating back to last season.
North Miami's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Palm Beach Lakes, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
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