After a string of four wins, Atlantic Coast's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the KIPP Bold City Greyhounds by a score of 62-60. While losing is never fun, the Stingrays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 413th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 206th).
When it comes to explaining why Atlantic Coast lost, don't look at Jaden Pearson. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 10 on his way to 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Da'Juan Thompson, who posted seven points and four steals.
Stingrays
| 12/17/24 vs KIPP Bold City | 13 |
| 01/11/24 @ Mandarin | 13 |
| 01/13/24 @ First Coast | 11 |
| 12/06/23 @ Creekside | 10 |
| 12/01/23 @ Stanton | 9 |
Even though they lost, Atlantic Coast was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
KIPP Bold City's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kayland Byirt, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 12 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Byirt a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Maalik Belford, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 15 points and five rebounds.
Atlantic Coast's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for KIPP Bold City, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Atlantic Coast didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-55 defeat against Sandalwood on the 20th. As for KIPP Bold City, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 55-49 win against Interlachen on the 20th.
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