Central lost against Palm Beach Gardens back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Central Cobras took a 51-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Palm Beach Gardens Gators. While losing is never fun, the Cobras can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 324th, while the Gators are ranked 157th).
It was another big night for Azariah Marrero, who went 7 of 12 from beyond the arc en route to 25 points for Palm Beach Gardens. The matchup was Marrero's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nahomie Jeune Louis, who posted five points and eight boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Central and nudges their season record down to 2-6. As for Palm Beach Gardens, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Central will take on Sebastian River in a holiday battle at at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Sebastian River's defense has only allowed 27.6 points per game this season, so Central's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Palm Beach Gardens, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Chaminade-Madonna at 7:15 p.m. on December 27th. Palm Beach Gardens is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.3 points per game this season.
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