Basketball Game Preview: Palm Bay Pirates vs. Bishop Moore Hornets

Two dominant guards in Jaida Civil and Jaiden Peterson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Palm Bay Pirates will challenge the Bishop Moore Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Palm Bay is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Lake Region 89-24. The Pirates are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 12 straight.

Meanwhile, Bishop Moore entered their tilt with Mulberry on Tuesday with four consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with five. They claimed a resounding 71-20 win over the Panthers. That 51 point margin sets a new team best for the Hornets this season.

Palm Bay better focus on containing Peterson and Alex Wolsonovich as the pair were huge in Bishop Moore's win. Peterson went 7-for-8 on her way to 14 points along with six assists and five boards, while Wolsonovich went 6-for-12 en route to 17 points and three steals. Thanks to that strong game, Peterson now owns an excellent 45.9% shooting accuracy. Aaliyah Figueroa was another key player, putting up eight points and seven rebounds.

Bishop Moore smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in four consecutive contests.

Palm Bay's victory bumped their record up to 22-7. As for Bishop Moore, the win got them back to even at 13-13.

Palm Bay strolled past Bishop Moore when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a score of 67-49. Will Palm Bay repeat their success, or does Bishop Moore have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.