Basketball Recap: Rockledge Raiders vs. Vero Beach Indians
After losing to Vero Beach the last time they met, Rockledge decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Rockledge Raiders snuck past the Vero Beach Indians with a 56-51 win on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Rockledge's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Conlan Oakley, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. What's more, Oakley also posted a 60% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2023. Damien Bryant was another key player, earning 14 points along with six assists.
Rockledge has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Vero Beach, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Rockledge won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Westwood at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Westwood has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Vero Beach has already played their next matchup (against Rockledge), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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