The Coral Park Rams just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Dr. Krop Lightning at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
On Monday, Coral Park was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 62-56 to Sports Leadership & Management.
Meanwhile, Dr. Krop played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Central 103-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (57), the Lightning still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Dr. Krop saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Johans Richards went 10 for 20 on his way to 22 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Christ Victorin, who posted five points in addition to six assists and five boards.
Even though they lost, Dr. Krop was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Coral Park's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Dr. Krop, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Coral Park didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Dr. Krop in their previous meeting back in January of 2020, but they still walked away with a 74-69 victory. Does Coral Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dr. Krop turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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