After flying high against Pine last Friday, Lake Worth Christian came back down to earth. The Lake Worth Christian Defenders fell to the Atlantic Christian Sharks 53-47. While losing is never fun, the Defenders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 361st, while the Sharks are ranked 145th).
| 01/14/25 @ Atlantic Christian | 17 |
| 01/10/25 @ Pine | 17 |
| 01/09/25 vs Oxbridge Academy | 26 |
Lake Worth Christian lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Landen Harwood, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards. Harwood's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Chase Troncale, who posted 12 points and eight rebounds.
Atlantic Christian found their leader in sophomore Mike Muscrella, who had 16 points and three steals. Muscrella is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriel Poitier, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards.
Lake Worth Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-7 record this season. As for Atlantic Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 15-2.
Lake Worth Christian has already played their next contest, a 76-65 defeat against Grandview Prep on the 16th. As for Atlantic Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 35-29 win against Pahokee on the 16th.
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