The Atholton Raiders's and the Reservoir 'Gators's match on Wednesday was close at halftime, but the Atholton Raiders turned on the heat in the second half with 39 points. Atholton was the clear victor by a 67-45 margin over Reservoir. The win was nothing new for Atholton as they're now sitting on five straight.
Leading Atholton to victory were Deion Dent and Amir Shaheed. Dent scored 22 points along with six rebounds and five steals, while Shaheed scored 22 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. That's the first time this season that Shaheed pulled down eight or more rebounds. Camden Thibeault was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five steals.
Atholton is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Reservoir, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.
Atholton will head out on the road to square off against Oakland Mills at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Reservoir, they will be playing at home against River Hill at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in River Hill's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
