Florida High School Basketball - Palm Bay can't hold off Mainland
January 12, 2024: Daytona Beach, FL 32114 The Mainland Buccaneers basketball team scored 63 points and held the visiting Palm Bay Pirates to 56 in the Buccaneers non-league triumph on Friday.
The Buccaneers now sport a 6-10 record. They put it on the line next when they host North Florida Educational Institute for a non-league contest on Tuesday, January 16. Mainland will battle a Fighting Eagles team coming off a 59-37 non-league win over The Rock (Gainesville, FL). The Fighting Eagles record now stands at 6-5.
The Pirates (12-5) will now prepare for their contest against Somerset College Prep Academy (Port St. Lucie, FL). The Spartans enter the non-league contest with a 10-5 record. In their last contest, Somerset College Prep Academy nudged Boca Raton Christian (Boca Raton, FL), 63-34, in a non-league contest.