Pahokee lost against Atlantic Christian back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Pahokee Blue Devils fell to the Atlantic Christian Sharks 35-29. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 602nd, while the Sharks are ranked 161st).
Despite the loss, Pahokee still got an impressive performance from Javian Jones, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Xavier Mitchell, who posted six points and five boards.
Leading Atlantic Christian to victory were Canaan Gedeon and Mike Muscrella. Gedeon earned ten points and three steals, while Muscrella put up seven points along with six rebounds and five steals. Muscrella is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Javian Cleveland was another key player, putting up nine points.
Pahokee's loss was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Atlantic Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-2.
Pahokee will face off against Atlantic Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Atlantic Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.7 points per game this season. As for they, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 51-38 victory against Royal Palm Beach on the 17th.
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