The Piper Bengals will take on the West Broward Bobcats on Monday. Piper is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Piper is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against South Plantation last Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Piper was outmatched by South Plantation and fell 71-39. While losing is never fun, the Bengals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 433rd, while the Paladins are ranked 64th).
Meanwhile, West Broward beat Plantation 68-60 on Thursday.
West Broward's win came from a few key players Piper will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Matthew Martinez, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 27 points and seven rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of West Broward's points. Another player making a difference was Bedirhan Menguc, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 boards.
Piper's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for West Broward, their victory bumped their record up to 6-12.
Piper lost to West Broward on the road by a decisive 66-50 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Piper avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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