It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Atlantic Sharks can now relate to. They took a serious blow against the Pirates on Saturday, falling 67-37. While losing is never fun, Atlantic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 289th, while Palm Bay is ranked 68th).
When it comes to explaining why Atlantic lost, one person who can't be blamed is AJ Johnson. Despite the final result, he scored 22 points along with seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Johnson has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Mekhi Yan, who scored four points along with six rebounds.
Palm Bay got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Willie Thompson iii out in front who scored 21 points along with eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Zeke Aime, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Atlantic's defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Palm Bay, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 22-5.
Atlantic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Palm Bay is on the road again on Thursday and plays Umatilla at 7:30 p.m. on February 15th. Palm Bay knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 11 contests -- so hopefully Umatilla likes a good challenge.
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