The Ponte Vedra Sharks's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Oakleaf Knights on February 10th. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Ponte Vedra rose to the challenge on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Golden Eagles as they made off with a 72-52 victory.
Sam Ritchie was his usual excellent self, scoring 25 points along with six rebounds and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Tyler Cowan was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Meanwhile, Oakleaf had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.5 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They walked away with a 53-45 victory over Nease.
Ponte Vedra has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Oakleaf, their victory bumped their record up to 19-5.
Ponte Vedra and Oakleaf were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in February of 2023, but Ponte Vedra came up empty-handed after a 48-47 defeat. Can Ponte Vedra avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
