Satellite's game on Wednesday was all tied up 20-20 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 48-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rockledge Raiders. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Scorpions of the 66-50 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2023.
Satellite lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being K'Dnce Cataldo, who earned 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Knight, who had eight points along with ten rebounds and two blocks.
Conlan Oakley was nothing short of spectacular for Rockledge: he almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Oakley a new career-high in threes (three). Another player making a difference was Damien Bryant, who had eight points along with eight rebounds.
Satellite's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1.
Satellite will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Astronaut at 7:00 p.m. on December 4th. As for Rockledge, they will take on Gateway at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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