Two dominant guards in Daniel Riverasoto and Konnor Vonhagen are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Gulf Coast Sharks will take on the Riverdale Raiders at TBD on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Gulf Coast sitting on three straight wins and the Raiders on seven.
Even though Seacrest Country Day scored an imposing 59 points on Thursday, Gulf Coast still came out on top. Gulf Coast took their game against the Stingrays 66-59. Given Gulf Coast's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 271st, while the Stingrays are ranked 720th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, even though Clewiston scored an imposing 62 points on Friday, Riverdale still came out on top. Riverdale took down the Tigers 76-62.
Gulf Coast's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-10. As for Riverdale, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Gulf Coast came up short against the Raiders when the teams last played back in January of 2021, falling 58-48. Can Gulf Coast avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
