Basketball Recap: Atlantic Comes Up Short

If Atlantic was feeling good fresh off their 82-61 takedown of Benjamin last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Atlantic Eagles were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 71-70 to the Royal Palm Beach Wildcats. The Eagles were not able to make up for their loss to the Wildcats from their previous meeting back in November of 2023.

Despite the defeat, Atlantic had strong showings from Sergio Douze, who made all 6 shots he took from beyond the arc to post 28 points and three steals, and James Tillman, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 22 points. The contest was Tillman's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jabari Henry, who posted 11 points.

K'Nard Callendar was his usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double on 28 points, 23 boards, and ten steals for Royal Palm Beach. Callendar is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least 12 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jalique Smith, who had 13 points in addition to seven boards and six assists.

Atlantic's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Royal Palm Beach, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.

Atlantic wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 68-45 defeat against Glades Central on the 13th. As for Royal Palm Beach, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 52-51 loss against Suncoast on the 12th.