Mandarin and Atlantic Coast are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Mandarin Mustangs will welcome the Atlantic Coast Stingrays at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Atlantic Coast is facing Mandarin at the wrong time: Mandarin suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 59-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Flashes. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Mustangs came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 169th, while the Flashes are ranked 409th).
Meanwhile, Atlantic Coast strolled past Harvest Community with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 65-48. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Stingrays.
Mandarin's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-4. As for Atlantic Coast, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Mandarin strolled past Atlantic Coast in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a score of 64-49. Will Mandarin repeat their success, or does Atlantic Coast have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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