This season hasn't been kind to the Atlantic Coast Stingrays, who are still winless after their sixth matchup. They took a 65-48 bruising from Creekside on Wednesday. Atlantic Coast has not had much luck with Creekside recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Atlantic Coast's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jay Darius, who scored 8 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Ward, who scored 14 points.
It was another big night for Nolan Nelson, who scored 22 points along with 7 rebounds and 4 blocks for Creekside. The contest was Nelson's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Derek Rivers was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Atlantic Coast's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 0-6. As for Creekside, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Atlantic Coast will look to defend their home court on Monday against Mandarin at 7:30 p.m. Mandarin presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Atlantic Coast in Florida (Mandarin is ranked 233rd, while Atlantic Coast is ranked 667th). As for Creekside, they will head out on the road to face off against Bartram Trail at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bartram Trail and Creekside are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
