Basketball Preview: Matanzas Pirates vs. St. Augustine Yellow Jackets
The Matanzas Pirates will take on the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Matanzas focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 12 last Monday.
Matanzas is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since November 24, 2023 last Monday. They had to suffer through a 80-37 loss at the hands of DME Academy Blue. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Matanzas' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of La'Darien Baker, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Nathaniel Perry, who went 5 for 11 en route to 16 points plus two steals and two blocks. That was a full 43.2% of Matanzas' points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine was able to grind out a solid victory over Crescent City on Tuesday, taking the game 56-43. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Yellow Jackets.
Matanzas' defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for St. Augustine, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Matanzas didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against St. Augustine in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 64-60 victory. Will Matanzas repeat their success, or does St. Augustine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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