Rockledge lost against Cocoa back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Rockledge Raiders had to suffer through a 61-13 loss at the hands of the Cocoa Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 416th, while the Tigers are ranked 56th).
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Rockledge's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ja'Mia Wilson, who posted eight points, and Shaniya Jones, who scored four points and five boards. The dominant performance also gave Wilson a new career-high in steals (two).
Cocoa found their leader in sophomore Gianna Conklin-Jones, who went 10 of 16 on her way to 28 points and five steals. Those 28 points set a new season-high mark for Conklin-Jones. Sophia Bass was another key player, going 6 of 15 on her way to 15 points and eight rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Rockledge and nudges their season record down to 1-4. As for Cocoa, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Rockledge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 93-13 defeat against Lincoln Park Academy on the 11th. As for Cocoa, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-19 win against Merritt Island on the 12th.
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