Basketball Recap: Jack Britt Takes a Loss

Jack Britt was the 67-62 winner over Scotland when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Jack Britt Buccaneers fell 52-45 to the Scotland Fighting Scots on Wednesday. The Buccaneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Despite the loss, Jack Britt still got an impressive performance from Desaya Ellis, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 boards. The dominant performance also gave Ellis a new career-high in blocks (three). Another player making a difference was Alexia White, who posted 13 points and three steals.

Buccaneers

Previous 2 Games

02/05/25 @ Scotland	45-52
02/04/25 @ Seventy-First	40-50

Even though they lost, Jack Britt smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in 19 consecutive matchups.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Scotland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alicia McClain, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 rebounds. McClain has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 26 times she's played. Kayla Simmons was another key player, dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten boards.

Jack Britt's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Scotland, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.

Jack Britt has already played their next contest (against Cape Fear), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Scotland will welcome Pinecrest at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Scotland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55 points per game this season.