It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lake Worth Christian can now relate to. They took a 62-47 bruising from the Atlantic Christian Sharks on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Defenders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 341st, while the Sharks are ranked 136th).
Landen Harwood
| 02/07/25 vs Atlantic Christian | 21 |
| 02/05/25 vs Pine | 18 |
| 01/31/25 @ Coral Shores | 28 |
| 01/30/25 vs Glades Day | 20 |
| 01/28/25 @ Boynton Beach | 35 |
| + 8 more games |
Lake Worth Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Landen Harwood, who posted 21 points. The matchup was his 13th in a row with at least 17 points. Chase Troncale was another key player, going 5 of 11 on his way to 13 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Atlantic Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mike Muscrella, who went 5 for 9 to rack up 21 points and six boards. That's the most points Muscrella has posted since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Poitier, who put up 11 points and six rebounds.
Lake Worth Christian's loss dropped their record down to 16-11. As for Atlantic Christian, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 23-2.
While Lake Worth Christian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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