Florida High School Basketball - Matanzas thwarted by St. Joseph Academy
January 4, 2024: Palm Coast, FL 32137 The Matanzas Pirates basketball team (Palm Coast, FL), dropped 54-36 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting St. Joseph Academy Flashes (St. Augustine, FL)
The Flashes now possess a 8-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host St. Johns Country Day for a 2A District 3 battle on Saturday, January 6. St. Joseph Academy will confront a Spartans team coming off a 54-53 non-league loss to Barbourville (Barbourville, KY). The Spartans record now stands at 11-3.
The Pirates (2-11) will now prepare for their battle against Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville, FL). The Stingrays come into the non-league battle with a 10-1 record. In their last battle, Atlantic Coast beat Bartram Trail (St. Johns, FL), 69-52, in a league battle.