If Atlantic was feeling good fresh off their 82-61 takedown of Benjamin last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Atlantic Eagles were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 71-70 to the Royal Palm Beach Wildcats. The Eagles were not able to make up for their loss to the Wildcats from their previous meeting back in November of 2023.
12/10/24 @ Royal Palm Beach | 22 |
12/06/24 vs Benjamin | 23 |
12/02/24 @ Olympic Heights | 21 |
11/26/24 vs Forest Hill | 36 |
11/21/24 vs Leonard | 20 |
11/19/24 @ Glades Central | 23 |
Despite the defeat, Atlantic had strong showings from Sergio Douze, who made all 6 shots he took from beyond the arc to post 28 points and three steals, and James Tillman, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 22 points. The contest was Tillman's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jabari Henry, who posted 11 points.
K'Nard Callendar was his usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double on 28 points, 23 boards, and ten steals for Royal Palm Beach. Callendar is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least 12 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jalique Smith, who had 13 points in addition to seven boards and six assists.
Atlantic's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Royal Palm Beach, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.
Atlantic wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 68-45 defeat against Glades Central on the 13th. As for Royal Palm Beach, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 52-51 loss against Suncoast on the 12th.
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