Cedar Key gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Tuesday. They snuck past the Riverside Christian Wranglers with a 59-55 victory. The score was all tied up 26-26 at the break, but the Sharks were the better team in the second half.
Riverside Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Gabe Pate, who shot 71% from the field on his way to 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyan Cooper, who posted 12 points and five boards.
Cedar Key will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Lafayette at 6:30 p.m. on December 1. As for Riverside Christian, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 57-25 defeat against First Christian on the 20th.
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