Basketball Recap: Cedar Key Gets the Win

Sharks

Previous 2 Games

01/27/25 @ First Christian	50-42
01/24/25 vs Countryside Christian	47-42

Cedar Key won the last time they faced First Christian and things went their way on Monday too. The Cedar Key Sharks came out on top against the First Christian Lions by a score of 50-42. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sharks.

First Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Brayden Pedersen, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. Those 13 boards gave Pedersen a new career-high. Mathias Ellis was another key player, putting up six points and eight rebounds.

Cedar Key is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for First Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-13.

Cedar Key has already played their next matchup, a 50-43 defeat against Cornerstone Academy on the 30th. As for First Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-47 loss against Corinth Christian Academy on the 28th.