Basketball Recap: Lake Worth Christian Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lake Worth Christian can now relate to. They fell just short of the Atlantic Christian Sharks by a score of 52-49 on Wednesday. The Defenders haven't had much luck with the Sharks recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Landen Harwood

Points

02/12/25 vs Atlantic Christian	32
02/07/25 vs Atlantic Christian	21
02/05/25 vs Pine	18
01/31/25 @ Coral Shores	28
01/30/25 vs Glades Day	20
+ 9 more games

When it comes to explaining why Lake Worth Christian lost, don't look at Landen Harwood. Despite the final result, he went 8-for-20 to rack up 32 points and six boards. Harwood's evening made it 14 games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Chase Troncale, who posted seven points and eight rebounds.

Atlantic Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Javian Cleveland led the charge by putting up 14 points. Jayon Williams was another key player, earning 13 points.

Lake Worth Christian's loss dropped their record down to 16-12. As for Atlantic Christian, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-2.

Lake Worth Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Atlantic Christian, they have already played their next match, a 49-45 win against Westwood Christian on the 17th.