The Atlantic Sharks will challenge the Rockledge Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Atlantic's tournament run continued when they took on Mainland on Friday. The Sharks took a 76-71 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Buccaneers. 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 70th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Rockledge had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Commodores 65-33. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Rockledge's win came from a few key players that Atlantic will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Nick Hall, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 11 points. Brady Kearns was another key player, going 5-for-9 en route to 12 points and six rebounds.
The win got Rockledge back to even at 13-13. As for Atlantic, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-8.
Atlantic skirted past Rockledge 47-45 in their previous matchup back in February of 2025. Will the Sharks repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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