The Vanguard Knights and the Atlantic Sharks will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Vanguard is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Thursday with ease, bagging an 81-45 victory over West Port. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Wolf Pack are ranked 679th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Atlantic's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 61-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mainland.
The win got Vanguard back to even at 12-12. As for Atlantic, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-6.
Vanguard skirted past Atlantic 66-63 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Will Vanguard repeat their success, or does Atlantic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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