The Rockledge Raiders will challenge the Atlantic Sharks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Rockledge knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Atlantic likes a good challenge.
Rockledge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They managed a 55-50 victory over Titusville. 55 seems to be a good number for the Raiders as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Conlan Oakley
| 02/05/25 vs Titusville | 22 |
| 02/03/25 vs Eau Gallie | 11 |
| 01/31/25 vs Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy | 16 |
| 01/30/25 @ Cocoa | 15 |
| 01/24/25 @ Viera | 14 |
Conlan Oakley and Brady Kearns were among the main playmakers for Rockledge as the former went 10 of 19 en route to 22 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. With that strong performance, Oakley is now averaging an impressive 15 points per game. Another player making a difference was Michael Merritt, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 10 points and five boards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Atlantic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They took down Palm Bay 67-52 on Wednesday. Given the Sharks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Pirates are ranked 377th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rockledge has also been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.2 points per game. As for Atlantic, their victory bumped their record up to 19-7.
Rockledge came up short against Atlantic in their previous meeting back in January, falling 50-46. Can Rockledge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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