Atlantic is on a four-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Father Lopez a five-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Atlantic Sharks will host the Father Lopez Green Wave at 4:30 p.m. Atlantic has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Tuesday, Atlantic didn't have quite enough to beat Umatilla and fell 56-53.
Meanwhile, Father Lopez scored the most points they've had this season on Wednesday, but it wasn't enough. They were beaten by Winter Park 63-36. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 391st, while the Wildcats are ranked 129th).
Father Lopez's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Atlantic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Atlantic didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Father Lopez in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 46-42 win. Will Atlantic repeat their success, or does Father Lopez have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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