Basketball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Fernandina Beach

Fernandina Beach had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They snuck past the Palatka Panthers with a 49-45 victory. That's two games straight that the Pirates have won by exactly four points.

Fernandina Beach got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Dominik Dunlap out in front who posted 11 points and three steals. Jesse Basse was another key player, going 6 for 14 en route to 13 points and six rebounds.

Pirates

Offensive Rebounds

02/02/24 vs Sandalwood	1
01/25/24 vs West Nassau	17
01/06/24 vs Stanton	16
12/06/23 @ West Nassau	16
12/19/23 vs Hilliard	15

Fernandina Beach smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January of 2024.

Fernandina Beach is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Palatka, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season.

Fernandina Beach has already played their next game (against Baker County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Palatka and Trinity Catholic will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Palatka is facing Trinity Catholic at the right time seeing as Trinity Catholic is stuck on a three-game losing streak.