Basketball Preview: Merritt Island Mustangs vs. Rockledge Raiders
Merritt Island hasn't had much luck against Rockledge recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Merritt Island Mustangs will look to defend their home court against the Rockledge Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
After dropping their season opener at home, Rockledge is headed out to face a Mustangs team ready to give their home crowd a win. Merritt Island took a blow against Titusville last Wednesday, falling 53-19. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-11.
They got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of
Boston Donahue and
Alexis Underwood, who each put up five points.
Olivia Harris held things down on the boards with nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, a win for Rockledge just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Gateway on the road and fell 67-4. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Merritt Island was dealt a bruising 64-23 loss at the hands of Rockledge in their previous matchup back in January. Thankfully for Merritt Island, Jaida Williams-Goins (who almost dropped a double-double on 40 points and nine steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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