Game Night! Midweek mission to Devon for the Sharks

British Basketball League Regular Season

The B. Braun Sheffield Sharks match up with the Plymouth City Patriots for the second occasion this season, this time in an unfamiliar Wednesday evening timeslot. The Sharks will be looking to bounce back from a double weekend defeat, especially after the heartbreaking overtime loss at Caledonia on Sunday. The Patriots sole win this season came against the Sharks and they go into the game at the bottom of the standings with a 1-7 record following defeat at Cheshire on Sunday.

Wednesday – Patriots v Sharks – Plymouth Pavilions – 7.30pm

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Ones To Watch

Taylor Johnson – Rapidly becoming a key part of Plymouth’s offence. Top scored with 20 in last Sunday’s 89-77 defeat in Cheshire as well as pulling down 7 rebounds and making 2 steals. Averages 15.4 points for the season.

Mason Faulkner – First class facilitator as shown by the 9 assists he dished out in the Phoenix loss. Averages 5.5 per game and has a keen perimeter shot. Made 16 points at Ellesmere Port Sports Village and puts up 14.7 per game on average.

TJ Atwood – Another of the Patriots keen offensive threats. Had an index of 24 against Cheshire due in no small part to 17 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals and a blocked shot. Plymouth’s leading marksman so far this campaign with 18.4 points per game as well as 7.7 boards.

Jacob Wiley – Big who posted close to his season average of 11.4 points per game with 12 in last Sunday’s defeat. Cleans the glass to the tune of 5.7 rebounds and also added 3 big blocks as the Pats slipped to 1-7 up in the North West.

Last Meeting

October 1st 2023 – Plymouth City Patriots (Faulkner 24 Johnson 20 Wiley 15) 92 B. Braun Sheffield Sharks (Eytle-Rock 20 Pipkins 17 Nichols 14) 87

Shark Bites

Of the last five encounters between the two teams, Plymouth hold a slender 3-2 advantage with 2 victories at home and 1 in Sheffield. The Sharks have split their wins, once in Sheffield and once in Plymouth.

Plymouth currently have a basket difference of -104 to the Sharks positive 22.

The Sharks bench is proving to be considerably more effective than the Patriots at the moment. 270 points have come for the Sharks once you get past the starting five with only 100 for the Devonians.

The Sharks are also hotter than Plymouth from three point territory. They are making 38.7% of their attempts from beyond the arc as opposed to 25.8% for the Pats. Jordan Ratinho is the Sharks top marksman from distance at 37.5%.

SharkNation

What a way to get yourself over ‘hump day’!! Tune into the British Basketball League YouTube channel on Wednesday evening (link at the top of the page) and you can see if the Sharks can get revenge over Plymouth for that defeat at the beginning of the month. We are without a game this coming weekend so that gives you time to book your seats for our next big home game on November 4th when our old Lancastrian rivals the Manchester Giants are in town. Go to Fanbase | Schedule (fanbaseclub.com) to secure your tickets for a fantastic Saturday night out. Be loud, be proud and make some noise for the team. The Sharks and the SharkNation – together we are UNBEATABLE! #FearTheFin

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Adam Bates