Basketball Game Preview: Lake Worth Christian Defenders vs. Atlantic Christian Sharks

Lake Worth Christian and Atlantic Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Lake Worth Christian Defenders will square off against the Atlantic Christian Sharks on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Lake Worth Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Pine 78-43. The win was familiar territory for the Defenders who have now won six matches in a row.

Meanwhile, Atlantic Christian came tearing into Wednesday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Warriors to the tune of 78-43. Given the Sharks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Warriors are ranked 486th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Atlantic Christian's victory bumped their record up to 22-2. As for Lake Worth Christian, their win bumped their record up to 16-10.

Lake Worth Christian came up short against Atlantic Christian in their previous matchup back in January, falling 53-47. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Atlantic Christian's Mike Muscrella, who posted 16 points and three steals. Now that Lake Worth Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.