After flying high against Raines last Saturday, Ponte Vedra came back down to earth. The Ponte Vedra Sharks lost 74-54 to the Andrew Jackson Tigers on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Tigers are ranked eighth).
Despite the loss, Ponte Vedra still got an impressive performance from Trace Westercamp, who went 7 for 10 en route to 17 points and six rebounds. Maddox Palmer was another key player, putting up 13 points and seven boards.
David Wilson was his usual excellent self, going 7 of 13 on his way to 20 points in addition to three steals and three blocks for Andrew Jackson. Those three blocks gave Wilson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tay'Vion Lawson, who posted ten points.
Ponte Vedra has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-7 record this season. As for Andrew Jackson, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 18-1.
Ponte Vedra didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 44-33 victory against St. Augustine on the 16th. As for Andrew Jackson, they will welcome Florida State University High School at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Andrew Jackson is on a 19-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Florida State University High School a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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